After chairing the cupboard assembly, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday mentioned that the cupboard has determined to satisfy all 5 pre-poll ensures within the present monetary yr.
One of many ensures embrace 200 items of free energy, which he mentioned will get carried out from July 1.
“Implementation (of assure about 200 items of free electrical energy) will start from July 1. 200 items of electrical energy will probably be free. Customers who have not paid their payments until July should pay,” he mentioned.
“We held a cupboard assembly right now. We mentioned all 5 guarantees completely. We’ve determined that every one 5 ensures will probably be carried out within the current monetary yr. On the time of the election and earlier than that, we introduced 5 ensures. Our (Karnataka Congress) president DK Shivakumar and I signed the assure playing cards and promised that we are going to implement all guarantees and ensure they attain individuals. We additionally distributed assure playing cards,” mentioned Siddaramaiah.
The Congress had mentioned that it’ll implement these schemes if it fashioned a authorities in Karnataka. The social gathering stormed into the Vidhana Soudha by profitable 135 out of 224 seats profitable an absolute majority. Now, it’s the Congress’ flip to fulfil its guarantees After the individuals reposed their religion in it, the Congress The 5 ensures promised are 200 items of free energy to all households (Gruha Jyoti), Rs 2,000 month-to-month help to the lady head of each household (Gruha Lakshmi), 10 kg of rice free to each member of a BPL family (Anna Bhagya), Rs 3,000 each month for unemployed graduate youth and Rs 1,500 for unemployed diploma holders (each within the age group of 18-25) for 2 years (Yuva Nidhi), and free journey for girls in public transport buses (Shakti).
The Congress authorities has estimated that the implementation of those schemes might price about Rs 50,000 crore yearly.
Throughout elections, Congress chief and former social gathering president Rahul Gandhi had mentioned these schemes will probably be carried out on the day the federal government took over.
Nevertheless, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after assuming energy on Could 20 mentioned the federal government has agreed in precept to implement the ensures and sought time until the following cupboard assembly.
In response to some Congress leaders, there will probably be some circumstances hooked up to those schemes.
The Gruha Lakshmi promising Rs 2,000 to the ladies head of the households is supposed for individuals who are Beneath Poverty Line. Even the Anna Bhagya scheme offering 10 kg foodgrains is for BPL households.
Even Gruha Jyothi scheme providing 200 items of free energy will probably be for the economically weaker sections, they mentioned.
Concerning Shakti scheme, Congress leaders mentioned there will probably be no circumstances hooked up however it’s going to specify during which buses ladies can journey freed from price.
An estimate ready by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Company (BMTC) exhibits that its operational price itself is over Rs 12,000 crore whereas its revenues are simply over Rs 9,000 crore.
With inputs from PTI
