Amid protests by the BJP, the Appropriation Bill was passed for supplementary estimates of ₹7,028.97 crore, including ₹2,648.38 crore from Central assistance. Among the additional expenditure was ₹38.25 lakh spent on the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara and Cabinet Ministers.

The government also provided ₹1.2 crore towards reimbursement of the medical expenses of former Minister D. Sudhakar, who passed away recently. It allocated ₹19.50 lakh for repairs to Kumarakrupa Guest House, which now houses the office of the Chief Minister. An additional ₹60 lakh has been earmarked for construction, renovation and repair works at Kumarakrupa Annex residential quarters.

The government also spent ₹5 crore on an event in Tumakuru to distribute benefits to beneficiaries of the guarantee schemes. In addition, it has allocated ₹33 lakh and ₹31 lakh for the purchase of new vehicles for the Speaker and the Chief Whip of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, respectively.

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The Congress government, which opposed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), has apportioned about ₹2,914 crore towards the livelihood scheme, which came into force on July 1, replacing the earlier Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. About ₹1,749 crore is coming as the Centre’s share in the scheme, which is being implemented in a 90:10 ratio between the State and the Centre.

In the drought-like situation prevailing across the State due to deficient rainfall, ₹288 crore has been sought for emergency drinking water works in rural areas. The newly announced Bharat Jodo Yuva Sangha, unveiled by the Chief Minister soon after assuming office and proposed to be set up in every ward and gram panchayat across the State, has been allocated ₹791 crore.

An additional ₹1,000 crore is being released for road infrastructure development works, including ward roads under the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Bangalore Development Authority.