At the 119th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr B R Ambedkar at Vidhana Soudha, Yeddyurappa said that Dalits and backward classes would be provided with housing and basic amenities to ensure the stated goal.

“The housing colonies, which will be built in three years, will have all basic amenities including water, electricity and sanitary facilities,” he said.

He added that from next year onwards, Dr Ambedkar’s birth anniversary would be celebrated in a grand manner at the gram panchayat level.

The CM also awarded 12 people belonging to different walks of lives with the Dr Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram awards.