Vijayapura: Medium and Large Scale Industries Minister M. B. Patil said on June 22 that he would visit New Delhi in the first week of July to meet Union minis6ters to discuss industrial development in the state.
Speaking to presspersons here at his residence he said that the road map which has been in preparation will be ready by July 27 and after that, he would meet concerned union ministers to discuss various industrial projects and proposed initiatives.
When asked about concerns raised by industry bodies about a recent hike in power tariff, he said that he would discuss the matter with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Minister for Power K. J. George.
Appealing for industrialists to cooperate, Minister Patil said that the hike in power tariff is the decision of KERC which is an independent body and has nothing to do with the government’s decision. The hike was decided during BJPs tenure well before the Congress government assumed office, he added.
Patil criticised the Union Government for not agreeing to supply rice to the state through FCI. Saying, the Union Government is making politics over rice meant for distributing to poor people, he said that they were not asking it for free of cost.