Bengaluru East Goals from the Budget Speech 2026-27, organised by the Commissioner's own sections

Welfare ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ

13 items ₹225.50 Cr total p.54–57 in speech
  • Welfare Department allocation (Rs. 221 crore) p.55 ₹221.00 Cr

    "a total grant of Rs.221.00 crore has been earmarked in the budget for the year 2026-27 for the Welfare Department of the corporation. These funds are dedicated to the social, economic, and educational empowerment of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, and Minorities, as well as Persons with Disabilities, Pourakarmikas, senior citizens, women, street vendors, and the transgender community."

  • Legal Cell (Rs. 4.50 crore) p.54 ₹4.50 Cr

    "a Legal Cell has been established. Accordingly, an allocation of Rs.4.50 crores has been earmarked in the 2026-27 budget for its management and operations."

  • A/B file digitisation and archiving p.54 no amount

    "A and B files, which require long-term retention, will be digitized by scanning and permanently archived."

  • e-Office rollout across all sections p.54 no amount

    "Measures will be taken to move all files via e-Office software across all sections of the Corporation."

  • Pourakarmika regularisation (1,330 of 1,605) p.54 no amount

    "There is a total of 1,605 Pourakarmikas within the Corporation limits... Following the regularization drive during the year 2025... 1,330 Pourakarmikas have been regularized in Bengaluru East City Corporation."

  • Onti Mane / Bengaluru Amruta Mahotsava Housing subsidy (Rs. 5 lakh/beneficiary) p.56 no amount

    "Under the Onti Mane (Single House) Scheme and the Bengaluru Amruta Mahotsava Housing Scheme, a subsidy of Rs. 5.00 lakh will be provided to Pourakarmikas, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, persons identified as Manual Scavengers... persons with disabilities, Backward Classes, Minorities, and economically weaker sections for building their own houses and for the purchase of 1BHK flats."

  • School/college fee reimbursement + overseas studies p.56 no amount

    "the Corporation will provide reimbursement of school and college fees, incentives for higher education, and financial assistance for overseas studies."

  • Health Programme — critical illness reimbursement p.56 no amount

    "Under the Health Programme for the year 2026-27, medical expenses will be reimbursed to eligible beneficiaries of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes suffering from critical illnesses."

  • Free electric two-wheelers for employed women / pourakarmikas p.57 no amount

    "the Corporation aims to empower women by providing electric two-wheelers to employed women and pourakarmikas at free of cost within its jurisdiction."

  • Women vocational sewing training + free sewing machines p.57 no amount

    "a program will be implemented to provide vocational sewing training and free sewing machines."

  • PwD two-wheelers and electric wheelchairs p.57 no amount

    "the Corporation is committed to the empowerment of persons with disabilities by distributing two-wheelers fitted with additional wheels and electric wheel chairs."

  • Street vendor e-vending vehicles p.57 no amount

    "e-vending vehicles will be distributed and development programmes will be organised."

  • Free laptops for pourakarmika and SC/ST/BC/minority degree students p.57 no amount

    "the Corporation aims to provide free laptops to the students of pourakarmikas and the students belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, backward classes and minority community who pursuing degree."