₹5,561 crore for five guarantee schemes in Kalaburagi district
The Karnataka government has allocated over ₹5,500 crore for five guarantee schemes in the Kalaburagi district. Officials are working to resolve data discrepancies and ensure benefits reach all eligible beneficiaries.
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Large-scale welfare distribution programs are central to state-level political strategy and economic support for low-income households.
The State government has allocated ₹5,561.81 crore to implement the five guarantee schemes in Kalaburagi district, vice-chairman of the State Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority P.T. Parameshwar Naik said in Kalaburagi on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference after reviewing the progress of the schemes at the new Zilla Panchayat auditorium, Mr. Naik said that the State government is, after addressing minor technical issues, committed to ensuring that every eligible beneficiary receives the benefits.
A large-scale district-level workshop on the five guarantee schemes will be organised in Kalaburagi soon, he said.
Giving details of the expenditure, Mr. Naik said that ₹3,186.55 crore has been directly transferred to 5.97 lakh beneficiaries under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme. Under Gruha Jyothi, ₹910.98 crore has been spent towards providing free electricity to more than 5.65 lakh consumers, he added.
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