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CM Siddaramaiah Assures Guarantee Schemes Will Continue
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reassured people of Karnataka that the state government’s flagship programmes five guarantee schemes which were implemented immediately after formation of the government will continue. His statement came following growing calls from the ruling Congress MLAs and Ministers that these schemes should be revised or revamped to mitigate financial stress on the state exchequer. He was…
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K’taka Minister Calls for Limiting Guarantee Schemes to Poor, Citing Development Concerns: Report
A senior minister from Karnataka has urged the Congress leadership in New Delhi to consider revising the state’s guarantee schemes by restricting them to benefit only the poor, in order to ease the financial burden on the state treasury, according to a news report published in DH. The minister met with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka Congress General Secretary…
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Bengaluru Tenants Can Switch Electricity Accounts Under Gruha Jyoti Scheme
In a move aimed at easing the transition for tenants living in rental houses, the Karnataka government has introduced a new ‘D-Link’ facility under its ambitious Gruha Jyoti free electricity scheme. The Gruha Jyoti scheme, a key election promise of the ruling Congress party, offers up to 200 units of free electricity per month to all consumers in the state.…
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