Belagavi Gets 500+ Crore Development Push, Says Satish Jarkiholi

City flyover: ₹275.53 crore has been released for the flyover from Shankam Hotel to Rani Channamma Circle via Sangolli Rayanna Circle and Ashoka Circle. Tender deadline is August 17, 2026.
Second phase flyover: ₹240 crore has been approved for the Channamma Circle–Dharmveer Sambhaji Maharaj Circle stretch, with soil tests and DPR preparation underway.
District Collector’s office: ₹75 crore has been earmarked for the new District Collector’s building. The project is at the tender stage.
District stadium: ₹10 crore has been sanctioned and work is in progress.
Road and bridges: 21 bridge works worth ₹283 crore are being taken up in 2026-27.
Yellamma Temple: ₹215.37 crore has been released for development of the Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple premises at Yellammagudda. Tenders worth ₹182.18 crore have been called and contractors appointed.

Shakti: 61.79 crore women passengers travelled free between June 2023 and July 2026, with zero-value tickets worth ₹1,599 crore issued.
Anna Bhagya: ₹1,025 crore was deposited into beneficiaries’ accounts between July 2023 and December 2024. From February 2025, beneficiaries receive 10 kg rice instead of DBT.
Gruha Jyothi: 10.33 lakh consumers have registered out of 10.55 lakh eligible beneficiaries and receive free electricity up to 200 units.
Gruha Lakshmi: 12.02 lakh beneficiaries registered; ₹6,824 crore has been transferred in 31 instalments.
Yuvanidhi: 51,119 graduates and diploma holders have registered; ₹130 crore has been paid through DBT.

95% sowing completed: 7.16 lakh hectares have been sown against the target of 7.52 lakh hectares.
Fertiliser supply: 2.87 lakh metric tonnes supplied; 1.52 lakh metric tonnes distributed.
Crop insurance: ₹96.36 crore paid to 9,295 farmers for 2024-25.
Dairy: 32,000 farmers are members of milk cooperatives and receive a ₹5-per-litre incentive.
Cooperative sector: Belagavi has around 6,495 cooperative societies and 1,224 friendly cooperatives.

Belagavi has 28 sugar factories and more than 53 medium and large industries, employing around 27,000 people with annual turnover of ₹8,320 crore.
Urban development: 1,078 works worth ₹283.45 crore approved for 37 urban local bodies; 579 completed and 475 underway.
Indira Canteens: 24 of the 33 newly approved canteens have started; nine are nearing completion.
Amrit 2.0: ₹38.95 crore allocated for rejuvenation of seven lakes and improvement of seven parks in Belagavi city.
Urban development scheme: ₹127.50 crore allocated, with 48 works underway.
Sewerage: ₹45 crore project for sewerage construction/upgradation in Belagavi city is in progress.
Infrastructure: ₹50 crore allocated to Belagavi Municipal Corporation under the Chief Minister’s infrastructure development scheme.

Bharat Jodo youth associations are being established across the district.
752 associations are planned — one in each of 497 Gram Panchayats and 255 in urban local bodies.
Youth aged 16–35 can join, with ₹10 lakh grant per association.