Summary:
more-inThe Legislature Committee on the Welfare of Backward Classes and Minorities has recommended to the government to establish an entity for the welfare of non-resident Kannadigas on the lines of NORKA-ROOTS (Non Resident Keralites Affairs). The Committee, after studying the functioning of NORKA-ROOTS, has urged the government to form a similar organisation in Karnataka for the welfare of non-resident Kannadigas, the bulk of whom hail from coastal Karnataka. The company works for the welfare of NRKs in several ways. Mr.
Lobo has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to earmark at least ?50 crore for seed money for the same in this Budget. The Committee also recommended a single window for investment in Karnataka and encouraging NRKs to begin ventures at home by offering soft loans..