Minister says technical glitch resolved, Gruha Lakshmi scheme money transfer from today
Mandya (Karnataka), Aug 6: Karnataka Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar said beneficiaries of the Gruha Lakshmi guarantee scheme would start receiving the money from Tuesday.
Gruha Lakshmi scheme offers Rs 2,000 to the women head of families belonging to the economically weaker section.
The guarantee, which was one of the key promises of the Congress in the run-up to the Assembly elections last year, was launched on August 30, 2023, in Mysuru.
Addressing a public gathering at Mandya during the Congress' show of strength against the opposition BJP-JD(S) march against MUDA alternative site scam, Hebbalkar said some women had complained to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that they were not getting the money for the past two months.
"Due to some technical glitch, we could not transfer money into the bank accounts of women for the months of June and July. It will happen from today," Hebbalkar told the cheering crowd.
She said the Congress party fulfils the promises it made.
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46-year-old Kannada publisher, writer Asha Raghu dies by suicide in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Kannada publisher and writer Asha Raghu, aged 46, died by suicide at her home in the Malleswaram area of Bengaluru on Saturday, police said.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald, police said Asha was found hanging inside a room of her residence. When she did not respond, family members forced open the door and found her dead.
She is survived by her daughter. Her husband KC Raghu had died two years ago. Police said Asha had been under depression following her husband’s death.
A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Malleswaram police station, and further investigation is underway. After post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to the family, officials said.
Asha Raghu was known as a novelist and had also worked in the television industry as a dialogue writer and assistant director.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
