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‘At least 20% BPL families should be in APL category’: Karnataka Minister KH Muniyappa

Karnataka’s Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, K H Muniyappa, highlighted a significant disparity in the distribution of Below Poverty Line ration cards, stating that at least 20 per cent of families holding these cards actually belong to the Above Poverty Line category. Thippeswamy pointed out that Karnataka has 1.43 crore BPL ration cardholders, meaning almost 80 per cent of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Waqf issue has become very serious’: Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra

Hindustan Times

Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party President BY Vijayendra on Wednesday said that the farmers were getting notice from the Waqf Board which was instigated by the Congress government. Earlier on November 22, the Karnataka BJP had staged a protest against the Karnataka government over the Waqf issue related to lands belonging to farmers, alleging Congress government's appeasement politics and takeover of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka government order: Only taxpayers', govt workers' BPL cards cancelled

India Today

In a move to clarify the ongoing confusion surrounding the cancellation of Below Poverty Line cards, the Congress government in Karnataka issued an official order today. The order instructs the Food Department to take immediate action, ensuring that only the BPL cards of individuals who are income taxpayers or government employees are canceled. The decision to revoke the BPL cards …

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Cancellation of BPL ration cards reflects dual objective of Siddaramaiah: BJP

Deccan Chronicle

Hubballi: BJP State President BY Vijayendra accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of pursuing a “dual objective” by canceling Below Poverty Line ration cards in Karnataka. “The government is pursuing dual objectives by canceling over 11.5 lakh BPL cards in one stroke. If 20 lakh cards are canceled within the next 15–20 days, the Chief Minister will save thousands of crores meant …

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Cancellation of Ineligible BPL Cards As per Centers Direction, Says Minister

Deccan Chronicle

Bengaluru: As per the direction of the Central Government, steps have been initiated by the State Government to weed out ineligible Below Poverty Line card holders, said Minister for Food and Civil Supplies K.H. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Thursday, Muniyappa said as many as 1, 02, 509 card holders are found to be either Income Tax payers …

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Karnataka government to reissue wrongly cancelled BPL cards: DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday assured families living Below the Poverty Line that the government will reissue BPL cards to eligible households if their cards were mistakenly cancelled, PTI reported. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar The assurance follows controversy over reports that over 22.6 lakh BPL cardholders were deemed ineligible, prompting criticism from the opposition …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

DK Shivakumar confident of by-elections results, says guarantees to continue

India Today

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday, expressed confidence in Congress party’s efforts for the by-elections to three assembly seats, emphasising that the outcome was ultimately in God's hands. Responding to the Opposition’s outcry over the cancellation of Below Poverty Line cards, Shivakumar assured the public yet again that no genuine BPL cardholders would be affected. We have instructed …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah reinstates ration cards for poor amid ongoing BPL card controversy

India Today

In response to widespread concerns, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday instructed the Food Department officials not to cancel the ration cards of poor families. The Chief Minister’s Office issued a statement clarifying that the ration cards of any families, except those of government employees and income tax payers, should not be cancelled. The controversy also surrounds the potential withdrawal …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka LoP attacks Congress on plan to revoke BPL cards

Hindustan Times

Karnataka’s decision to revoke thousands of Below Poverty Line ration cards has triggered intense political war of words, with deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar offering reassurances while the BJP launched sharp criticisms of the state government and also warned of statewide protests. BJP leader and leader of opposition R Ashoka accused the government of revoking over 1.1 million BPL cards …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

DK Shivakumar reiterates wrongly cancelled BPL cards will be reissued

India Today

Stating that the state government would reissue Below Poverty Line cards to eligible families if they were cancelled wrongly, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday, reassured the citizens there was nothing to worry. Discrepancies at some places are being reviewed, and ineligible cases will be weeded out.” DK Shivakumar said the BPL cards would be reissued after thorough …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

DK Shivakumar defends BPL card review, slams Opposition

India Today

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar accused the Opposition of nitpicking and claimed that the Congress has always been committed to pro-poor policies. Responding to criticism over recent government decisions to review Below Poverty Line cards, he defended the Congress’s track record while lashing out at the BJP and JD. Shivakumar said: “Some economically well-off individuals are holding BPL cards. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah clarifies only ineligible BPL cards in state to be 'retrieved'

India Today

Only ineligible Below Poverty Line cards will be taken back, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified regarding the reported state government’s move to take away BPL cards. Ineligible individuals will not retain cards, but eligible beneficiaries will not be denied their entitlements.” Defending this task undertaken by his government, Siddaramaiah questioned whether income tax payers and government employees should hold BPL …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bid to weed out only ineligible BPL card holders: Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has denied allegations that the state government has issued orders to cancel Below Poverty Line ration cards for eligible beneficiaries, clarifying that current efforts aim to weed out ineligible recipients. Reacting to the BJP’s criticism, Karnataka food and civil supplies minister KH Muniyappa said that the revision of ration cards was initiated under the previous BJP …

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6 months ago

Survey on 5 Guarantees Soon in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday stated to conduct a survey on 5-guarantees schemes launched by the ruling Congress government in Karnataka soon. The 5-guarantee schemes of Karnataka government include free of cost State bus travel across the State from women/girls, Rs 2,000 cash benefit scheme for female head of a family, upto 200 units of free power to every …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka CM Hikes Commission Amount For PDS Distributors

Deccan Chronicle

Bengaluru: Considering that the commission given to distributors of Public Distribution System was "low" in Karnataka, Chief Minister on Thursday announced hike in commission amount for distributors of Public Distribution System from Rs 1.24 to Rs 1.50 for a kg of rice distributed to the beneficiaries and the hike has been agreed owing to insistence of Minister for Food and …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka budget 2024: ₹28,608 crore allocated for Gruha Lakshmi scheme

Hindustan Times

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah allocated ₹28,608 crore for the Gruha Lakshmi scheme while presenting the state's 15th consecutive budget on Friday. The Karnataka government launched the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in August last year, fulfilling the Congress party's one of the five poll promises. However, women government employees taxpayers, and families whose husbands pay income tax or file GST returns are …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Anna Bhagya Scheme: BPL families to get money from July 10, says Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah announced on Saturday that the process of transferring money to Below Poverty Line cardholders as part of the ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme will begin on July 10. This announcement comes after the government decided on June 28to provide cash instead of additional kilograms of rice to BPL families due to challenges in rice procurement. Shivakumar stated that …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Explained: What is Karnataka vs. Centre row over Anna Bhagya scheme

The Hindu

The story so far: The Centre’s refusal to supply additional quantities of rice to Karnataka for the newly elected government’s flagship Anna Bhagya scheme has escalated into a political slugfest, with the Congress accusing the Narendra Modi-led government of “sabotaging” its programme to pursue “politics of hate.” In line with one of the five pre-poll guarantees of the Congress, the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka BPL families will get cash instead of free rice promised

The Hindu

Unable to procure enough rice in the market at a reasonable cost in time to meet the needs of its new Anna Bhagya scheme, the Karnataka Government on Wednesday decided to temporarily give ₹170 per person per month from July 1 in lieu of the promised five kg of free rice. An estimated 2.29 lakh metric tonnes of rice is …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka: Congress struggles to implement all 5 guarantees, BPL card holders to get cash in lieu of 5 kg rice

India TV News

Amid backlash on freebies, Karnataka government has decided to tweak scheme, Siddaramaiah's government has decided to credit money to BPL card holders in lieu of 5 kg rice as it has been unable to procure additional rice under the "Anna Bhagya" scheme. One of the guarantees of the Siddaramaiah govt was to provide 10 kg of rice free to every …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka | Guarantees to cost around ₹60,000 crore annually

The Hindu

The five guarantees given by the Congress, which are to be implemented in phases starting from June 11 with the launch of Shakti scheme, are expected to cost around ₹60,000 crore annually, and the guidelines for implementing the schemes are expected to be released shortly. The cost break-up While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah refused to divulge the cost of implementing the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

K'taka Cabinet decides to implement all five poll guarantees of Cong, fixes timeline

Deccan Chronicle

Karnataka Cabinet decides to implement all five poll guarantees of Congress, fixes timeline Bengaluru, June 2 The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday decided to implement the ruling Congress's five poll guarantees, without any discrimination of caste or religion, and has fixed a timeline to operationalise the schemes within this financial year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. In its manifestor for the Assembly …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Congress likely to announce implementation of ‘guarantees’ in its first Cabinet meeting on Saturday

The Hindu

The Congress, which will form the Karnataka government on Saturday, will in all likelihood announce the implementation of the five “guarantees” it had promised to voters in its poll manifesto, in its first Cabinet meeting. Shivakumar, who will be sworn in as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively, have said on many occasions that the Congress government’s first …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: Why the towering Modi factor is undeniable

Firstpost

Between January and April 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Karnataka over 10 times. Speaking of the “Modi Factor”, the Central government recently provided Rs 5,300 crore for the Upper Bhadra scheme, and Rs 5000 crore for the Upper Krishna scheme and also resolved the Mahadayi issue. Among the significant achievements of the double engine BJP government in Karnataka are: …

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‘At least 20% BPL families should be in APL category’: Karnataka Minister KH Muniyappa

‘Waqf issue has become very serious’: Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra

Karnataka government order: Only taxpayers', govt workers' BPL cards cancelled

Cancellation of BPL ration cards reflects dual objective of Siddaramaiah: BJP

Cancellation of Ineligible BPL Cards As per Centers Direction, Says Minister

Karnataka government to reissue wrongly cancelled BPL cards: DK Shivakumar

DK Shivakumar confident of by-elections results, says guarantees to continue

Siddaramaiah reinstates ration cards for poor amid ongoing BPL card controversy

Karnataka LoP attacks Congress on plan to revoke BPL cards

DK Shivakumar reiterates wrongly cancelled BPL cards will be reissued

DK Shivakumar defends BPL card review, slams Opposition

Siddaramaiah clarifies only ineligible BPL cards in state to be 'retrieved'

Bid to weed out only ineligible BPL card holders: Siddaramaiah

Survey on 5 Guarantees Soon in Karnataka

Karnataka CM Hikes Commission Amount For PDS Distributors

Karnataka budget 2024: ₹28,608 crore allocated for Gruha Lakshmi scheme

Anna Bhagya Scheme: BPL families to get money from July 10, says Siddaramaiah

Explained: What is Karnataka vs. Centre row over Anna Bhagya scheme

Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka BPL families will get cash instead of free rice promised

Karnataka: Congress struggles to implement all 5 guarantees, BPL card holders to get cash in lieu of 5 kg rice

Karnataka | Guarantees to cost around ₹60,000 crore annually

K'taka Cabinet decides to implement all five poll guarantees of Cong, fixes timeline

Congress likely to announce implementation of ‘guarantees’ in its first Cabinet meeting on Saturday

Karnataka Elections 2023: Why the towering Modi factor is undeniable