Badavara Bandhu scheme to contain private money lending
Govt to provide interest-free financial assistance to street vendors
Bengaluru, September 4: Cooperative Minister Bandeppa Kashempur said that in order to protect the street vendors from the harassment of private money lenders, the government has planned to introduce Badavara Bandhu scheme to provide financial assistance to them.
After visiting the Yeshwanthpur vegetable market and receiving a memorandum from the vendors here on Tuesday, the Minister said that the private money lenders have been misusing the helplessness of the street vendors. The vendors have to pay their majority portion of their earnings for daily interest. So, the government has planned to introduce the scheme to put an end to this menace, he said.
The government was planning to introduce mobile app-based interest-free and pledging-free financial assistance to the vendors. This would help the vendors against spending majority portion of their earnings to the interest. Under this scheme, the vendor could get the amount he or she would require for a day business and by evening, they have to return the amount, he said.
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Fact Check: Burn body fat by drinking water made from boiling garlic, cumin seeds? Let’s find out
Claim: An Instagram video suggests drinking a concoction prepared by boiling garlic and cumin seeds with lemon extract to burn fat.
Fact: The claim is misleading. The recipe alone cannot burn fat. A balanced diet and good exercise are essential.
An Instagram video about an ‘ancient method’ to burn body fat has gone viral. The video advises boiling two cloves of garlic and a teaspoon of cumin seeds mixed with lemon juice in two cups of water and drinking it on an empty stomach to burn fat.
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NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading.
Dr Raghavendra Cherukku, an interventional cardiologist, explained if the method is useful for burning fat: “There is no single strategy to reduce fat. This strategy has to be supplemented with an intake of healthy food and regular exercise. The antilipidemic property of garlic can help reduce LDL and increase HDL but has no impact on triglycerides.”
Garlic has antioxidant and antibiotic properties, which can aid in other health benefits.
“Some studies done on rats and humans have proved the antilipidemic properties of garlic can help burn fat. However, taking the concoction on an empty stomach can be detrimental for those with gastric issues. Hence it can be taken after eating food,” Dr Raghavendra said.
A balanced diet with high protein and fibre, and low oil and low carbohydrates is essential to reduce triglycerides. Food containing carbohydrates, like maida, gets converted into triglycerides, which cannot be reduced by taking the concoction.
“Most South Indian diets use a lot of oil, around 10-15 tablespoons per day, against the maximum requirement of 2-3 tablespoons per day. Physical exercise for 150 minutes per week and a balanced diet are essential to reduce triglycerides and bad cholesterol,” Dr Raghavendra added.
(This story was originally published by newsmeter.in, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
