State’s contribution for Namma metro is 80% while Centre’s is 20%: DCM

Appeal for Rs 1 lakh crore funds for Bengaluru’s growth

BJP MPs haven’t got any funds for Bengaluru and Karnataka

Bengaluru Express
Bengaluru, Aug 12: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today said that the State’s contribution to Namma metro was 80% while that of the Centre was only 20%.

Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, “I will appeal to PM Narendra Modi to provide at least Rs 1 lakh crore for Bengaluru. The Centre was supposed to bear 50% of the land acquisition cost for the metro but it hasn’t given. However, we completed the project in the interest of the city. Though Bengaluru is the second highest tax contributor, it gets very little in return.*

“Ahmedabad is given 20% of the tax devolution while Bengaluru gets only 10%. Bengaluru needs to be treated on par with other large cities in the country like Delhi. We are not doing politics over this we are only appealing,” he said.

BJP hasn’t brought even Rs 10 as funds for Karnataka

“BJP claims it has done everything. No BJP MP has even got Rs 10 as funds for Bengaluru. They should be ashamed of themselves. The Union Jal Shakthi minister has been responsive at times to our requests. Even MGNREGA funds haven’t been released,” he said.

Tweeting is not achievement

“Some BJP MPs think that tweeting and media coverage amounts to achievement. MPs must keep aside politics and PR and work for the welfare of the people,” he lashed out at the BJP MPs from the city.

Double decker project for Bengaluru

“The Centre has completely neglected Karnataka and hasn’t released any funds. We have invited the PM out of respect for the post. We have implemented innovative double decker project which can be a model for other metros,” he said.

“Bengaluru generates 1 lakh new IT jobs every year. The Yellow line will benefit the IT corridor. Electronic City flyover was also completed at the time of Manmohan Singh,” he informed.

Release data
Asked about BJP’s comments that Modi’s contribution to metro phase 2 and 3, he said, “There is no contribution. All this started during S M Krishna and Vajapayee’s time. Let them release the data on their contribution, I will release the numbers too.”

“I would like to thank Infosys Delta, Biocon and other companies who contributed to building the Yellow line stations,” he concluded.

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