BENGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday handed over the order for a Rs 10 crore grant to the Gavisiddeshwara Mutt in Koppal.
After visiting the Mutt, Bommai said, “The seer of the mutt is rendering yeoman service in the field of education and feeding the hungry. The state government has granted Rs 10 crore to help the good deeds of the mutt.”
“The mutt has been a beacon of hope for poor students to pursue education. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic impact in the last two years, the number of students this year has risen to over 2,000. There are already 3,500 students here and they all need to be provided hostel facilities and food”, Bommai further added.
Bommai said that Ministers Halappa Achar and Anand Singh, MP Karadi Sanganna and others had earlier explained the need to help the mutt. Accepting their request, Rs 10 crore has been granted and the copy of the order was handed over to the seer.
Ministers Halappa Achar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Dr K Sudhakar, C C Patil, MP Karadi Sanganna and others were present. (ANI)