Belagavi, Dec. 1 -- The 10-day Winter Session of State Legislature will be held at Survarna Soudha, here from Dec. 8 to 19. The State Government will be spending Rs. 21 crore for 14th Winter Session while the total expenditure for last year's session was Rs. 15.30 crore, according to the district administration sources.

While 10 percent increase in the expenditure is expected every year, the recent bomb blast in New Delhi has forced the authorities to increase the security measures with more than 6,000 Police personnel to be deployed as part of security measures compared to 4,000 personnel deployed last year.

This year, the authorities will serve varieties of food with cuisines from various parts of the State to be served each day.

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