Gruha Lakshmi instalment for April to be released soon: Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar
Bengaluru: Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar recently announced that the much-awaited April instalment of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme will be released within the next week.
She clarified that the delay in the March instalment was due to routine financial year closure procedures, assuring that the April instalment is already prepared and will be released in a phased manner shortly.
The minister made the statement after meeting AICC President Mallikarjuna Kharge at his residence in Bengaluru. During the meeting, Kharge reportedly inquired about the progress of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, including how effectively the financial assistance is reaching the eligible women and the performance of the department.
Hebbalkar mentioned that the visit was an opportunity to discuss a range of issues, with a particular focus on the scheme’s implementation and her visits to various districts.
Gruha Lakshmi scheme offers Rs 2,000 to the women head of families belonging to the economically weaker section.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
