Bengaluru, March 6 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that social media will be banned for children under the age of 16, while presenting the 2026-27 State Budget in the Vidhana Soudha.

During his Budget speech, Siddaramaiah said the move aims to prevent the adverse effects of increasing mobile usage among children.

He also announced that an AI and Technology Park will be set up under the Indian Institute of Science, which will establish a Robotics and AI campus named the "Bangalore Robotics and AI Innovation Zone" in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation and Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited.

The Chief Minister further said that the North-South Corridor project from H...