Mangaluru: 'Gruhalakshmi helped me pay son's school fee', says woman
Mangaluru: Gayathri, a beneficiary of 'Gruhalakshmi', stated that she saved the money received in ten installments of the scheme to pay the school fee of her son. Guarantee schemes had helped single parents like her to educate their children, she said while urging the government to continue the program. She was in conversation with Guarantee Schemes Implementation Committee state vice-president Dr Pushpa Amaranath, along with other beneficiaries, at DK Zilla Panchayat's Nethravati Auditorium in Mangalore on Wednesday.
Ashwini, another beneficiary from Shanthigiri near Moodbidre, said that she used to get only 50 rupees from her husband when she needed a hundred to shop for basic needs of her house. "As we get 2000 rupees directly in our hands now, we need not ask anybody for minor expenses. We use 'Gruhalakshmi' money if we need to get the children something or to buy other items like soaps and toothpaste", she added.
"My family of five has availed the benefit of all Guarantee schemes except 'Yuvanidhi'. Our money reaches the coffers of the state again as tax when we buy anything from the outside with this amount. The four guarantees provide our family 4300 rupees in a month which amounts to 51000 rupees annually. Hats off to Siddaramaiah for such a scheme. The real lazy are those who call the guarantee schemes as 'bitti bhagya' and claim that it makes people lazy. Only those who have seen hunger and poverty in their lives will know the value of these schemes", Bharathi Bolar, a beneficiary from Mangaluru, stated.
Athika from Harekala explained how Anna Bhagya, Gruha Jyothi and Gruha Lakshmi had helped her family of ten which included her three children and grandchildren. As she was a widower, this had helped her to take care of her family in the absence of her husband, she said. "We can never forget this help of Siddaramaiah. He must become the Prime Minister", she added.
Lalitha, another beneficiary from Moodbidre, said that she was a daily wager and had to take loans to get one of her daughters married. "My son is physically challenged. Another daughter has only been employed recently. Son's medicines cost 2000 rupees per month. I am using Gruhalakshmi money for that now", she stated.
Explaining how Anna Bhagya and Gruhalakshmi benefited her, Laveena of Ullal said that she got daily wages as a manual labourer. "There is no work in the rainy season. It was difficult for us to even pay the electricity bill then. But now free electricity and other benefits are available", she added.
An unmarried woman named Leela from Muliki said that she stayed with her brothers. She was using the Gruhalakshmi amount for medicines, she said. "Now I don't have to seek anybody's help. These schemes must continue to benefit poor like us", she stated.
Responding to the rumors about the termination of the schemes, Dr Pushpa Amaranath said that this was the work of people who were jealous of the good work. She said that CM Siddaramaiah had assured that the schemes, which were a ray of hope for many, wouldn't be stopped. “This program has been popular in the country as '5-I program'. Others are also copying this and even the name of the scheme was stolen. Those who opposed the schemes earlier are implementing it now", she added.
District nodal officer for the implementation of the guarantee schemes and Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr Anand and District Implementation Committee President Bharat Mundodi were present.
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No row over Maharashtra CM's post; leaders of Mahayuti will decide: Fadnavis
Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday denied any row over the CM's post and asserted that leaders of Mahayuti will take a call even as counting of votes showed the saffron party-led coalition is heading for a landslide victory.
Addressing reporters, Fadnavis said the results of the Maharashtra assembly polls show that the state supports PM Narendra Modi and also thanked women voters.
"Opposition’s efforts of propagating a fake narrative, and polarisation of voters based on religion foiled by masses," said Fadnavis.
The Deputy CM said he succeeded in breaking the 'chakravyuh' of opposition due to the support of voters, the BJP team and party leaders.
With some leaders in BJP demanding that Fadnavis don the mantle of the next CM, the BJP stalwart said there was no row over the CM's post in Mahayuti- comprising BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP.
"Leaders of Mahayuti parties will decide (on next CM)," Fadnavis told reporters in Mumbai.
He said the people of Maharashtra have shown that the party headed by Eknath Shinde is the real Shiv Sena of Balasaheb Thackeray.
As per the poll trends, the BJP has won 10 constituencies and leading in 120.
