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'Pay your bills till July': Karnataka CM

says govt to provide 200 units of free
electricity from July 1
The Congress government has estimated that the
implementation of five pre-poll welfare schemes may
cost about Rs 50,000 crore every year

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says govt to provide 200

units of free electricity from July 1

J Jagannath
Jun 02, 2023, Updated Jun 02, 2023, 6:53 PM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the

cabinet has decided to fulfill all five pre-poll
guarantees in the current financial year

One of the guarantees include 200 units of free power,

which he said will be implemented from July 1

The arrears have to be paid by the customers, he

added

After chairing the cabinet meeting, Karnataka Chief

Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the cabinet
has decided to fulfill all five pre-poll guarantees in the
current financial year.

One of the guarantees include 200 units of free power,

which he said will be implemented from July
1. However, he added, the arrears have to be paid by
the customers.

"Implementation (of guarantee about 200 units of free

electricity) will begin from July 1. 200 units of
electricity will be free. Consumers who haven't paid
their bills till July will have to pay," he said.

"We held a cabinet meeting today. We discussed all

five promises thoroughly. We have decided that all five
guarantees will be implemented in the present
financial year. At the time of the election and before
that, we announced 5 guarantees. Our (Karnataka
Congress) president DK Shivakumar and I signed the
guarantee cards and promised that we will implement
all promises and make sure they reach people. We
also distributed guarantee cards," said Siddaramaiah.

Speaking about the Gruha Lakshmi scheme that

provides Rs 2,000 per month to women heads of the
family, also known as 'kartha', the CM said it will be
implemented from August 15.

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He said the application can be submitted for this, even

online, from June 15 to July 15, and the applicants who
want to be beneficiaries under the scheme will have to
submit their Aadhaar and bank account details along
with their applications.

The scheme will be applicable to both BPL and APL

card holders, he said, adding that the beneficiaries of
social security schemes will also get the benefit.

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Siddaramaiah also announced that under 'Anna

Bhagya', 10 kg of food grains will be given to every
member of a BPL household and Antyodaya card
holders from July 1.

He also said that under 'Shakti', from June 1 women

can travel for free in public transport buses other than
AC, luxury buses in Karnataka.

He also said that the KSRTC will reserve 50 per cent

seats for men and the remaining for women.

Further, under the 'YuvaNidhi' scheme, unemployed

youngsters who graduated in 2022-23, will be
provided an unemployment dole of Rs 3,000 for
graduates and Rs 1,500 for diploma holders for 24
months from the date of registration, the CM said,
adding that if they find a job in the meantime, then
the dole would be stopped.

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The Congress had said that it will implement these

schemes if it formed a government in Karnataka. The
party stormed into the Vidhana Soudha by winning
135 out of 224 seats winning an absolute majority.

The Congress government has estimated that the

implementation of these schemes may cost about Rs
50,000 crore every year.

During elections, Congress leader and former party

president Rahul Gandhi had said these schemes will
be implemented on the day the government took over.

However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after assuming

power on May 20 said the government has agreed in
principle to implement the guarantees and sought
time till the next cabinet meeting.

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According to some Congress leaders, there will be

some conditions attached to these schemes.

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The Gruha Lakshmi promising Rs 2,000 to the women

head of the families is meant for those who are Below
Poverty Line. Even the Anna Bhagya scheme providing
10 kg foodgrains is for BPL families.

Even Gruha Jyothi scheme o"ering 200 units of free

power will be for the economically weaker sections,
they said.

Regarding Shakti scheme, Congress leaders said there

will be no conditions attached but it will specify in
which buses women can travel free of cost.

An estimate prepared by Bengaluru Metropolitan

Transport Corporation (BMTC) shows that its
operational cost itself is over Rs 12,000 crore whereas
its revenues are just over Rs 9,000 crore.

With inputs from PTI

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