On the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, which promises Rs 2,000 every month to every women 'kartha' of a family, will be implemented from August 15, the CM said. The online application will be opened from June 15 to July 15. Beneficiaries will have to submit Aadhaar card and bank account details
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Monday hit out at the Congress government in the state saying the party has cheated the people regarding the implementation of the five guarantees given to the people during the elections.
Notably, during a public rally in Mangaluru, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had declared the party's fifth poll promise of free travel to women in government buses.
Five guarantees promised by Congress during the campaign are 200 units of free power, Rs 2,000 for the woman head of a family, 10 kg of rice free to every member of a BPL household, Rs 3,000 a month for unemployed degree holders, and Rs 1,500 a month for diploma holders for two years and
Ahead of his visit to the national capital, Karnataka Deputy CM-designate DK Shivakumar on Friday assured that Congress will fulfil "guarantees" made to the public in the party's manifesto.
"Sonia Ji kept on working for 20 years just to take Rahul Gandhi to some position. A person who doesn't have his own guarantee, how can he give a guarantee to the people of Karnataka," the Assam CM said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday came down heavily on the "guarantees" assured by Congress if voted to power in Karnataka, and said that the "warranty" of the party has expired and it is not in a state where it can give any guarantee.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 1 (ANI): A day after the Congress party in Himachal Pradesh gave 10 assurances that it would fulfil on coming to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party countered them by saying that those who will never form a government are trying to woo voters with g