Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah authorised ₹50 crore per MLA under the 2025-26 Chief Minister’s Infrastructure Development Programme, tapping an ₹8,000 crore budget for constituency works.
• MLAs must allocate ₹37.5 crore to roads and bridges managed by the Public Works Department and reserve ₹12.5 crore for discretionary local projects.
• The decision follows weeks of pressure and one-on-one meetings between Congress legislators and AICC in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala over stalled development grants.
• Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar insisted the funds apply to all MLAs regardless of party despite BJP and JD(S) accusations of partisan favouritism.
• Scheduled district-wise meetings on July 30-31 will let MLAs finalise local project plans before the early-August fund rollout.