CM Siddaramaiah calls beneficiaries’ gains success stories of ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his joy on Sunday, on the completion of one year since the ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ guarantee scheme was introduced by the state government for women who head households, and on his personal account on ‘X’ also cited examples of the scheme helping beneficiaries greatly.
The ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ guarantee scheme was launched by Siddaramaiah in Mysuru on August 30, 2023. The state government, calling this a scheme supportive of women who head households, has assured beneficiaries that they will receive Rs 2,000 every month from the government.
Siddaramaiah posted on Sunday morning that the ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ guarantee scheme, which was meant to reduce the burden of women in Karnataka in relation to household maintenance, has completed a year. The CM called it the success story of all women who, as beneficiaries of the scheme, had made the best use of the facilities provided by the government in their lives to develop their households.
He further said in the post that, only a few tales of the ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ beneficiaries had come to light but there were lakhs of such success stories that remained unreported. He called all such instances as a reflection of the success of the guarantee scheme.
The CM posted with the tweet pictures of households that had benefited from the guarantee scheme in various fields like education, self-employment and purchasing necessary gadgets for everyday life.
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Businessman burnt to death as moving car catches fire in Noida
Noida (PTI): A 46-year-old businessman was burnt to death after his moving car caught fire in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district, police said on Tuesday.
According to police, the victim was identified as Rajkumar Singhal, who was engaged in the paint business. The incident occurred late on Monday night near Sorkha village under the Sector 113 police station area.
Station House Officer Krishna Gopal Sharma said Singhal was driving towards Parthala Chowk when his vehicle suddenly caught fire for reasons yet to be ascertained.
Singhal was unable to get out of the car and died in the blaze, the SHO said.
Fire tenders reached the spot after receiving information, but the car had already been gutted, police said. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation is underway.
Police suspect the presence of paint or other inflammable material in the car may have caused the fire to spread rapidly.
