Bengaluru, May 21 -- The Karnataka Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Thursday approved a series of decisions related to education, healthcare, infrastructure, irrigation, transport, industrial development and administrative reforms during a meeting held in Bengaluru.

Among the key decisions, the Cabinet approved a two-year residential Pre-University Course (Science) coaching programme for NEET, JEE and CET preparation for 500 backward-class students from government schools. The initiative, approved at a cost of Rs 15 crore, aims to support high-performing Class 10 students in Mathematics and Science.

In the healthcare sector, the Cabinet cleared the construction of 50-bed Mother and Child Hospitals in Shahapur in Yadgir...