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Time of India
25-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Montessori will be introduced in anganwadis: Hebbalkar
Chikkamagaluru: If everything goes as planned, Montessori, nursery, and kindergarten model classes will open in anganwadi centres from this year. Minister for women and child development Laxmi Hebbalkar said govt is planning to introduce Montessori in anganwadis to provide quality education to children. After the inauguration of the conference of the 'Paanch Guarantee Schemes' at Kuvempu Kalamandira, organised by the district administration, zilla panchayat, women and child development department, National Rural Livelihoods Mission, and District Guarantee Scheme Implementation Authority, the minister mentioned that 130 anganwadi centres in the district have been identified for this initiative to mark 50 years of anganwadis in Karnataka. "Our govt exists for the development of the people. We recognise women as heads of households and have implemented the Gruha Lakshmi scheme to empower them. We ensure that govt funds are directly deposited into their accounts without any intermediaries," she said. "Govt has designed model schemes to benefit the entire state, and Chikkamagaluru district ranks first in the implementation of guarantee schemes. Three districts in the state are actively working on this, including Chikkamagaluru," she added. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Alerta: Você tem zumbido no ouvido? Dica de ouro pode aliviar! Zumbido no ouvido HD Thammaiah, MLA of Chikkamagaluru constituency, announced the Land Guarantee Scheme alongside the Paanch Guarantee Schemes. "The aim of the scheme is to convert long-ignored inhabited areas into revenue villages and provide title deeds to families in the model of 'the one who cultivates is the owner of the land' and 'the one who resides is the owner of the house'," he said. MC Shivanandaswamy, president of the District Guarantee Scheme, in his introductory remarks, said, "In our district, 261,415 household heads receive 2,000 rupees each per month." Mudigere MLA Nayana Motamma, deputy commissioner Meena Nagaraj CN, ZP CEO HS Keerthana, superintendent of police Vikram Amathe, chairman of the State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation BH Harish, Sringeri MLA TD Rajegowda, and others were present.
The Hindu
17-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
₹1,157.62 crore disbursed under Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Mandya district
A total of ₹1,157.62 crore has been disbursed under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Mandya district from January 2024 to January 2025, benefiting 4,48,769 eligible women. District Guarantee Scheme Implementation Authority chairman Chikkalingaiah shared this update while presiding over a review meeting held at the zilla panchayat in Mandya on Friday. He said steps have been taken to disburse pending amounts for February and March through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). So far, 99.61% of the eligible women in the district have received benefits under the scheme. Data has confirmed that 1,374 beneficiaries are not income tax or GST payers, and this information has been officially submitted. Under the Anna Bhagya scheme, 4,47,166 beneficiaries have received the benefit. In December 2024 alone, ₹23.35 crore was released. Since the scheme's inception, a total of ₹402.06 crore has been credited to beneficiaries' accounts, he said. As many as 5,22,674 households in the district have registered under the Gruha Jyothi scheme. Between August 2023 and April 2025, 40.52 crore units of electricity have been consumed, and the government has released ₹347.55 crore towards the consumption. The scheme has seen a 97.11% registration rate in Mandya, according to the authority. In April alone, 64.08 lakh women passengers benefitted from the Shakti scheme, which generated ₹20.93 crore in ticket revenue. The district currently operates 495 buses, and the government plans to procure an additional 2,000 buses to enhance the public transportation system and minimise inconvenience to commuters, he informed. Under the Yuva Nidhi scheme, 4,702 unemployed youth have received financial assistance, with a total of ₹7.12 crore disbursed through DBT. The chairman also directed officials to remove the names of deceased persons from ration cards, noting that some were still listed as active beneficiaries.
