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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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
