Bengaluru: The state Cabinet on Thursday decided to allow applications for Karnataka’s Gruha Lakshmi scheme even if Adhaar number of women are not linked with their bank accounts. Application for the scheme is likely to start from Sunday, July 16.
As per news reports, this decision comes amidst concerns regarding 22 lakh beneficiaries who have not seeded Adhaar with bank accounts.
The Gruha Lakshmi scheme is one of the five guarantees of the Congress government which when implemented will provide monthly assistance of Rs 2000 to women identified as heads of families in Antyodaya, Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) cards of the household.
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Pune, Jul 26 (PTI): Action will be taken against men who have fraudulently become part of the Maharashtra government's Ladki Bahin Yojana and money given to them under the scheme will be recovered, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday.
His statement came amid reports that 14,000 men were beneficiaries of the scheme, under which women get Rs 1500 per month as aid subject to certain conditions, including annual family income.
The scheme started in August last year and is credited as one of the prime reasons for the spectacular victory of the BJP-led Mahayuti in the November 2024 assembly polls.
"Ladki Bahin scheme was launched to help poor women. There is absolutely no reason why men should be its beneficiaries. We will recover money given to them. If they do not cooperate, further action will be taken," Pawar told reporters.
"Some women employed with the government had also become beneficiaries but we removed their names. As we continue to review the scheme's working, we will keep removing such names," he added.