Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the government has planned to include all the Gram Panchayats under”Amrut Yojane” by next year.

Speaking to news persons here on Tuesday, he said gram panchayats would be strengthened by giving additional power and funds and its administration works would be made easier with advanced technology. It has also been planned to bring those do not have own house under the house for all scheme. Belagavi session would be given priority to discuss more the issues related to this part of the nation.

He said government has released Rs 420 crore compensation to the damage caused by the recent rain. Several houses were collapsed and standing crops gone waste with the rains. He each from loan would be compensated.

He appealed the voters to cast on his party candidates in the Legislative Council election to make the government’s power more strong.

To a quarry that KPCC President DK Shivakumar had described him as failed chief minister, he said he do not required the certificate from the former and said his party high command is satisfied about his administration.

Over, his party member Lakhan Jarkiholi’s contest to the council election as an independent candidate against the official candidate Mahantesh Kavatagimath, he said “He is not in our party.” He appealed the gram panchayat members to cast their first preference vote to Kavatagimath.