CM Bommai announces scholarship scheme for farmers’ children, hike in pension for senior citizens
Bengaluru, Jul 28: Newly appointed Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday announced a scholarship programme for farmers children and increase in pension for senior citizens, widows and disabled, under social security schemes.
Speaking to reporters after chairing a single member cabinet meeting, after taking office, Bommai said his government is committed to working for the farmers and poorer sections of society."...decisions taken at my first cabinet meeting, is a first step in this direction."
"We are preparing a programme for farmer's children, and have also taken the decision to help the poorer sections with the social security schemes," Bommai said.
Aimed at encouraging higher education among farmers' children and to see to it that they are not deprived of education, a new scholarship programme is being introduced, he said, adding, "it was not there earlier.
"This will cost Rs 1,000 crore, a detailed programme will be drawn for this."
The chief minister has raised the monthly pension for citizens above 65 years from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 under the Sandhya Suraksha scheme, a move that will further increase the governments expenditure by Rs 863.52 crore, and will help 35.98 lakh beneficiaries.
Also widow pension has been increased from Rs 600 to Rs 800, and this will additionally cost Rs 414 crore for the government, and will benefit 17.25 lakh beneficiaries, he said.
Further, under the pension for the disabled, Rs 600 is being given to those with 40-75 per cent disability and it will be increased to Rs 800. This will additionally cost the government Rs 90 crore, and will benefit 3,66,000 beneficiaries, he added.
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Three arrested for killing Buddhist woman monk in Himachal
Shimla (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh nearly a month ago, police said on Friday.
The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said.
According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused.
Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said that during the investigation, more than 50 suspects were questioned and DNA samples of several suspects were also collected.
After a detailed investigation, the accused were arrested from different locations on Thursday night, he said.
Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs.
Efforts are on to nab two more accused wanted in the case. They will be put behind bars soon, the SP said.
