Karnataka Budget 2026-27: AI Focus, New Bengaluru Airport, Under-16 Social Media Ban
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Karnataka Budget 2026-27: AI Push, Second Bengaluru Airport, Under-16 Social Media Ban
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Moneycontrol•06-03-2026, 13:40
Karnataka Budget 2026-27: AI Push, Second Bengaluru Airport, Under-16 Social Media Ban
•Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah presented a Rs 4.48 lakh crore budget for 2026-27, focusing on tech growth and urban challenges despite a significant GST revenue shortfall.
•Plans for a second Bengaluru airport announced to ease congestion at Kempegowda International Airport, with a feasibility report to follow.
•Major AI push includes a Rs 16 crore AI Centre of Excellence and a "Bangalore Robotics and AI innovation zone" in collaboration with IISc, ISRO.
•Proposed ban on social media for children under 16 to counter negative impacts of mobile usage on young minds.
•A Rs 5,000 crore project under World Bank-funded Karnataka Water Security and Resilience Programme (KWSRP) will mitigate Bengaluru's recurrent flooding over five years.
