The new Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, has announced that fulfilling five key election promises will be his first order of business. These include increasing farmers' monthly pension from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 3000, increasing the monthly pension for weavers and auto-rickshaw drivers from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 3000, increasing the monthly honorarium for ASHA and anganwadi workers from Rs. 3000 to Rs. 4000, filling vacant government posts, and increasing reservation for Scheduled Castes from 15% to 17% and Scheduled Tribes from 3% to 7%.
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The new Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, has announced that fulfilling five key election promises will be his first order of business. These include increasing farmers' monthly pension from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 3000, increasing the monthly pension for weavers and auto-rickshaw drivers from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 3000, increasing the monthly honorarium for ASHA and anganwadi workers from Rs. 3000 to Rs. 4000, filling vacant government posts, and increasing reservation for Scheduled Castes from 15% to 17% and Scheduled Tribes from 3% to 7%.
The new Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, has announced that fulfilling five key election promises will be his first order of business. These include increasing farmers' monthly pension from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 3000, increasing the monthly pension for weavers and auto-rickshaw drivers from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 3000, increasing the monthly honorarium for ASHA and anganwadi workers from Rs. 3000 to Rs. 4000, filling vacant government posts, and increasing reservation for Scheduled Castes from 15% to 17% and Scheduled Tribes from 3% to 7%.