Basavaraj Bommai, the new Chief Minister of Karnataka announced a slew of measures to reach out to people including a scholarship programme for children of agriculturists, on Wednesday at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. He also underlined that vaccination to face the third Covid wave would be his priority.
Bommai, after holding a cabinet meeting, announced that a scholarship scheme for children of agriculturists has been introduced in the state as per his vision. “It’s going to help students from agrarian families to pursue higher education,” he stated.
Under Sandhya Surakha Yojana, 35.98 lakh beneficiaries got Rs 1,000 so far, will get Rs 1,200. This will increase the burden on the exchequer by Rs 862 crore. The amount under the Widow pension scheme has been increased by Rs 200 and physically challenged persons are going to get Rs 200 more.
These measures have been taken considering inflation. The section of the society which needs social security will be reached out by our government, he underlined. Bommai said directions are given to cut down on unnecessary expenditures by a minimum of 5 percent without affecting programmes as the Covid situation affected the economy.
