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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At UN, India flags concerns over targeting of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
United Nations (PTI): Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable", India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said.
Harish's remarks at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows came days after an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
In a post on X on Sunday, Harish said that at the UNECOSOC meeting, he shared India's approach to the recent energy and fertiliser crisis caused by the West Asia conflict.
"A combination of short-term and structural measures alongside international cooperation are essential to respond to the crisis," he said.
"Reiterated that targeting of commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, are unacceptable. International law in this regard must be fully respected," he added.
The attack on the India-flagged vessel on May 13 took place amid the fragile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes.
Earlier, India had described the attack as "unacceptable".
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the conflict broke out.
According to the UNECOSOC website, the meeting, which took place on Friday, focused on “Safeguarding energy and supply flows: Supporting global development through international cooperation”.
