Bengaluru: With Assembly polls not far away, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday (February 24) introduced its third “guarantee” of offering free 10 kg of rice per thirty days to every BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, beneath ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme, to fulfil its dedication to get rid of starvation from the state. The Congress has already introduced two ensures from the social gathering if voted to energy, that are 200 items of free electrical energy to each home beneath the “Gruha Jyoti Yojana”, and Rs 2,000 to each women-led family beneath the ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme.
State Congress President D Okay Shivakumar and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah introduced the third assure of the social gathering at a joint press convention right here. “We are happy to announce the Anna Bhagya guarantee of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each member of BPL card holders in order to eliminate hunger from Karnataka,” Shivakumar advised reporters right here.
Noting that ‘Anna Bhagya Yojana’ was an necessary scheme launched by the earlier Congress social gathering authorities led by Siddaramaiah to supply free meals grains beneath the Food Security Act, which ultimately benefited hundreds of thousands of households in the state, he stated, “When the Congress government was in power, 7 kg used to be given, but the BJP government reduced the rations to 5 kg…” “But this time the Congress government will give free 10 kg rice. This is our third guarantee,” he added.
Siddaramaiah stated as quickly because the Congress social gathering will get majority in the subsequent election and involves energy, we are going to give free 10 kg of rice to each member of the poor family holding BPL card, in the state, beneath the Anna Bhagya Yojana. “We have walked the talk earlier and in future too, we will stay committed to our word,” he stated.
The former CM additional stated, already Rs 4,000 to five,000 crore is being spent on the free rice scheme, and rising it to 10 kg could value one other Rs 4,000 to five,000 crore.
