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Hans India
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- Politics
- Hans India
Bihar's free electricity promise is ‘Karnataka model': DKS
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Thursday that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's promise of free electricity up to 125 units is a 'Karnataka model'. Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar claimed that in the entire country, only the Congress party has stood for the welfare of the people. 'After independence till today, whenever Congress party is in power, either in the Centre or in the state, it has given various schemes,' he said. He said it was Karnataka that started the trend with five guarantees. Congress does this for the development of the people. 'But to come to power again, they (BJP) have also used this in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi and other parts of the country,' he said. The Deputy CM said whatever Congress party has given in Karnataka, the entire country is following. 'So, it is a Karnataka model to the country.' The Congress government's five guarantee schemes are —200 units of free power to all households (Gruha Jyoti), Rs 2,000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family (Gruha Lakshmi), the additional 5 kg of rice to every member of a BPL household (Anna Bhagya), Rs 3,000 every month for unemployed graduate youth and Rs 1,500 for diploma holders for two years (Yuva Nidhi), and free travel for women in public transport buses (Shakti). In a major populist move ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced free power up to 125 units to all domestic consumers in the state. Kumar came up with the announcement on social media, stating that the benefit will reach 1.67 crore households. He also said the free power benefit will be effective from August 1.
Deccan Herald
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
CM invites opposition leaders for debate on development
Vijayapura: 'Ours is a development-oriented government. Let us have a public debate, with documents, comparing the two years of our government's achievements with the four years of the previous BJP government,' challenged Chief Minister at a programme in Indi town of the district on Monday, he said, 'Opposition leaders should come and see the Rs 4,557 crore worth of various development works that have either been inaugurated or for which foundation stones have been laid in Indi. Instead of sitting somewhere and making baseless allegations, misleading the public, they should witness the work being done,' he CM said BJP and JD(S) leaders are making politically motivated false claims that the state government has no funds and that development work has stopped. We are responding to such misinformation through our people-welfare programmes, he hit back at the opposition highlighted that is it not development that 500 crore women have travelled free of cost in buses under the Shakti scheme, 1.23 crore families have received money through the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, 1.64 crore households are receiving 200 units of free electricity, and crores of Kannadigas are being supported through Anna Bhagya and Yuva Nidhi schemes?''We are allocating Rs 55,000 crore annually for the guarantee schemes. Additionally, Rs 83,000 crore is being spent on other developmental works. This is a clear indication of our development-focused governance,' he CM criticised the opposition by saying that if the BJP thinks they can return to power by lying and misleading the public, it is simply not possible.''The allegations made by the BJP and JD(S) that the government has no money or that the treasury is empty are blatant lies. Never has there been a situation in the state where the government lacked funds for development,' he added that in earlier times, when there was drought in Indi, people used to uproot lime trees. He had visited at that time and assured support to lime farmers. In line with that promise, we have now established a Lime Development Board and released its logo, continuing the Congress tradition of walking the talk, he added. Guarantee schemes, a model for nation: DKSOur guarantee schemes have become a model for the entire country. Even BJP-ruled states are now following our example, said Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.'At a time when incomes are falling and prices are rising, we introduced these schemes to protect the poor. Our programmes are helping every household save an average of Rs 5,000 per month. No other party except Congress can provide such people-centric schemes,' he Congress has ruled this country for 70 years. No one has been able to undo the programmes we introduced. Be it land to the tiller, five-year plans, plots, housing, pension benefits, or job guarantees for the poor. Likewise, no one can reverse our five guarantee schemes, he affirmed.
Indian Express
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
500 crore free bus tickets under Shakti scheme; Karnataka CM, Deputy CM celebrate landmark
The Karnataka government Monday celebrated the landmark of issuing 500 crore free bus tickets for women under the 'Shakti scheme'. In an event, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, flanked by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, handed out free tickets to women passengers aboard a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus. Speaking to reporters after the event, Siddaramaiah said that the Shakti scheme was implemented on June 11, 2023. Under the scheme, women from Karnataka were allowed to travel for free after producing identification documents in non-premium buses run by the four state-run transport corporations. Shakti scheme is among the five guarantees being implemented by the Congress government in Karnataka, apart from Gruha Lakshmi – Rs 2,000 monthly allowance for women head of families, Gruha Jyothi – free power below 200 units every month, Anna Bhagya – 10 kg rice per person of a family in a month, and Yuva Nidhi – unemployment allowance for graduates and diploma holders for six months. Speaking at another event held at Indi, Vijayapura district, Siddaramaiah said that the Rs 83,000 crore spent on guarantee schemes for the welfare of the people was a clear example of the state government being pro-development. 'Is 500 crore (tickets for) women travelling free, Gruha Lakshmi funds for 1.23 crore families, 1.64 crore households receiving free power supply below 200 units, and helping crores of Kannadigas under Anna Bhagya and Yuva Nidhi schemes, not development?' he asked. He said the BJP and the JD(S) were making false allegations against the government to derail the welfare schemes implemented by it.
New Indian Express
13-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slams those criticising guarantees, says such policies are empowering people
BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday hit out at those criticising the State Government's guarantee schemes. Speaking at the 300th birth anniversary of Lokmata Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah said that the government's welfare schemes do not make people lazy, instead, they empower them. Siddaramaiah said that whenever he was in power, he had been making efforts to ensure social equality, social justice, and empower oppressed communities. Responding to criticism that guarantee schemes are making people lazy, the CM said, 'I don't know if they understand it or speak for political reasons....' Siddaramaiah said the Anna Bhagya scheme was introduced based on what he saw in his village when he was a child. He also shared his experience during the college days in Mysuru when his father was giving him Rs 100 per month. Based on that experience, a scheme to provide Rs 1,500 per month to students was started, he said. 'Will children become lazy if we provide them financial assistance?' he questioned. Siddaramaiah said they are giving financial assistance to women heads of households to empower them. The CM questioned how people will become lazy if the government provides free bus service or free electricity?
Deccan Herald
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Wastage of FCI food grains came down to 0.2%: Joshi
Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi said: 'Wastage of food grains in storage and transportation by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been brought down to 0.2% which was 1% earlier. Modern technology including portals and apps came in handy to achieve this.'After inspecting the Food Corporation of India (FCI) food storage depot and divisional office near Unkal in Hubballi on Friday, he told reporters that surveillance and supervision to check the wastage of food grains during storage and transportation is being effectively done through 'Depot Darpan', and 'Anna Chakra' with 1.74 lakh tonnes of storage capacity are being constructed on FCI lands with public-private-partnership (PPP), including a 13,000 tonne godown at Bammapur in Hubballi, he the year 2024-25, 13,553 metric tonnes of food grains were issued from the godown here, while 6.08 lakh MT rice and 29,423 MT wheat stocks were issued for the beneficiaries of different schemes in neighbouring officials informed that the state government is purchasing 2.42 lakh tonnes of rice every month from the FCI under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme since February 2025, while 7,811 tonnes of rice have been provided to the state government for midday meal scheme in schools. Food grains are also being procured in the state, through the central government-backed minimum support price scheme for rice, ragi, jowar etc. Procurement can be increased if the process starts earlier, they visit'Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar went to New Delhi to meet AICC leader Rahul Gandhi regarding CM's post and for their survival. Meeting Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was just for their show, and in fact, they were there to meet Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi not giving appointment shows how adamant the fake Gandhi family is, and what is the eligibility of Siddaramaiah,' Joshi know what the internal agreement (regarding power sharing) is in Congress, and how severe is the infighting there. Either Siddaramaiah or Shivakumar is telling lie. Rahul Gandhi or Mallikarjun Kharge should give clarity, he said. Karnataka has become a heaven for terrorists, and they feel those in power here are their friends and well-wishers, Joshi also said state BJP president would be elected through election process which the party always follows, while the leadership is observing the statements of all the leaders.
