Guarantee schemes
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State News
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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Shivakumar Clears the Air: Congress Stands by Vinod Asooti, Nomination Filing Tomorrow
Belagavi: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has clarified that there is no question of changing the Dharwad Lok Sabha candidate. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Shivakumar said that if Dingaleshwar Swamiji had decided to contest the Lok Sabha election from the Dharwad Lok Sabha segment much earlier, then there was a chance to field him. Now it is not…
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