Karnataka govt all set to launch women financial aid scheme 'Gruha Lakshmi' tomorrow
Bengaluru, Aug 29: Fulfilling another key pre-poll promise, the Congress government in Karnataka would launch 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme, offering monthly aid of Rs 2,000 each to about 1.1 crore women heads of family, at a public function in Mysuru on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar offered prayers on Tuesday at the famous Chamundeshwari temple in the district headquarters town of Mysuru, where the scheme would be launched by AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge at the function that would also be attended by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
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"As many as 1.1 crore women heads of households will be given Rs 2,000 every month," Siddararamaiah told reporters in Mysuru, his home district. The government has earmarked Rs 17,500 crore for 'Gruha Lakshmi' programme in the current financial year.
'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme is one of the five pre-poll 'guarantees' of the Congress, which ousted the BJP from power in the Assembly elections held in May.
Asked if implementing the 'guarantees' was a challenge, the Chief Minister said it was no so. "There should be political will. Our party and government has political will," he pointed out.
The Chief Minister said opposition parties were alleging that the government would not be able to implement the 'guarantees' and that it would lead to financial bankruptcy. But we have been successfully implementing them, he added.
Siddaramaiah on Monday had said about one lakh people would gather at the public function to mark the launch of the flagship scheme.
He had stressed that it would be a government function in which Kharge and Gandhi would attend the event in their capacity as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, and as Lok Sabha member, respectively. "It's not a party function," he had said.
The Chief Minister had said the state government has already implemented three of the five 'guarantees' (pre-poll promises) -- 'Shakti', 'Gruha Jyothi' and 'Anna Bhagya' -- and noted that 'Gruha Lakshmi' is the fourth one. The fifth one is the 'Yuva Nidhi' scheme that promises to provide unemployment allowance to the state's youth.
ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @siddaramaiah ಅವರು ಇಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಚಾಮುಂಡಿಬೆಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿ ತಾಯಿ ಚಾಮುಂಡೇಶ್ವರಿ ದರ್ಶನ ಪಡೆದು, ಪೂಜೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರು.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) August 29, 2023
ಉಪ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @DKShivakumar, ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮತ್ತು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಸಚಿವೆ @laxmi_hebbalkar ಅವರು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಲವು ನಾಯಕರು ಈ ವೇಳೆ ಜೊತೆಗಿದ್ದರು. pic.twitter.com/CMr9C5MVmZ
ಕುಟುಂಬ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಯ ಹೊಣೆಹೊತ್ತ ನಾಡಿನ ಕೋಟಿಗೂ ಅಧಿಕ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ನೆರವು ನೀಡಿ, ಬೆಲೆಯೇರಿಕೆಯ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸ್ವಾವಲಂಬಿ ಬದುಕು ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅವರ ಕನಸನ್ನು ನನಸಾಗಿಸುವ ಗೃಹಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಯೋಜನೆ ಜಾರಿಗೆ ಕ್ಷಣಗಣನೆ ಆರಂಭಗೊಂಡಿದೆ.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) August 29, 2023
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
