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Achievements 5-year Plan
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M. Veerappa Moily has strived hard for over four decades and can claim to the primary driver behind several key projects in the State of Karnataka. He has also taken personal interest in Coastal Karnataka and several projects in that region are his brainchild. A few highlights of his achievements are provided here. D.K, Kodagu and Coastal Karnataka Ç Established Kisan Sabha Trust to help tenants get benefits of the Land Reforms Act Ç Brought Drinking Water to Mangalore from Thumbe Ç Initiated Drinking Water schemes for Sullia, Puttur, Vittla and Bantwal Ç Developed Puttur Bypass road Ç Established Software Technology Parks of India office in Mangalore Ç Responsible for the establishment of Tulu, Konkani, Kodava and Shilpakala academies Ç Proposed the inclusion of Tulu and Kodava languages in 9th Schedule of Constitution of India Ç Has proposed conferring Right to Trees in Kodagu; Act expected in next few months Ç Established Karnataka State Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation and Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environment Management Project; Project components include basic infrastructure, water supply, improvement of streets and bridges, urban development and coastal environment management; Total project of Rs. 1056 Crores; Current phase covers Udupi, Mangalore, Puttur, Bhatkal, Sirsi, Karwar, Ullal, next phase includes Sullia, Virajpet, Madikeri, Kushalnagar, Somwarpet, Karkala, Moodabidri and Mulki Ç Brought 23 Crore World Bank Project for Madikeri Ç Initiated Mukta Marukatte for tCoffee in 1993 Ç Established Mangalore University Ç Main proponent of KRIDE project for financing Mangalore-Hassan Railway Ç Developed Mysore-Mani 4-lane road project; initiated with 295 crores Ç Developed Mangala Stadium and new D.C Office in Mangalore Ç Established Toddy Tappers Cooperative Societies; responsible for abolition of tree tax to toddy farmers Ç Established Mahatma Gandhi Residential High School for High School dropouts in Karkala Ç Established MRPL and BASF plants in Mangalore Ç Created Breakwater project to stop seawall erosion; Saved several hundred lives due to drowning of fisherman Ç Established Field Marshall Cariappa Post-Graduate Center in Madikeri Ç Dakshina Kannada declared as literate district due to his efforts Ç Flood Escape road for Bantwal constructed Ç Forest College started in Kodagu Ç Established
Konkan Railway Project, a unique Joint Venture Ç Responsible
for Father MullerÕs Medical College and Yenepoya Medical College under
Religious Minorities Scheme Top Ç Initiated Akrama Sakrama for regularization of unauthorized occupation of government lands Ç Introduced Common Entrance Test for admission to professional colleges with a reservation for all backward classes and other marginalized sections for the first time in India; Resulted in allocation of seats on merit and 100% transparent mechanism for seat allocation Ç Introduced Kannada as sole medium of instruction in primary schools up to 4th Standard Ç Initiated program for distribution of free ration to police personnel up to the rank of Sub-Inspector Ç Responsible for enacting an Act that provided for 50% share of property for the girl child Ç Responsible for establishment of Information Technology Park at Whitefield with collaboration of Singapore Consortium and Tatas Ç Established Kannada University at Hampi; Responsible for Vishweshwaraiah University for Technical Education, Gulbarga University, National Law School, Bangalore, Rajiv Gandhi University for Medical Education and Dr. Ambedkar Open University, Chamrajendra Academy of Visual Arts Ç Established program to recruit teachers on merit basis via computerization Ç Established Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation Ç Implemented Chinnappa Reddy Commission Report which led to fair social justice for all sections of the society Ç Introduced State Panchayath Raj Act in 1993; introduced mandatory reservations for the backward classes and minorities Ç Established Directorate of Backward Classes in Karnataka Ç Established Leather Industries Development Corporation (LIDKAR) Ç Established First Minority Commission in Karnataka Ç Responsible for Vijayanagar Steel Plant Ç Responsible for 50% tax exemption for Kannada films Ç Created Peenya Industrial Estate for small-scale industries Ç Revenue of the State of Karnataka increased by 30% over the last 3 years due to recommendations made by Moily. Top |
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