The Karnataka authorities at present cleared Congress’s 5 “guarantees” made earlier than the not too long ago concluded Assembly elections, and supplied clarifications, defined situations, and introduced deadlines.

“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,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah mentioned at present.

The free electrical energy scheme (Gruha Jyoti)  will rely upon the yearly consumption on the family degree. A month-to-month common will probably be calculated, an additional 10 per cent added to it, and one will not should pay the facility invoice if the ultimate determine is beneath 200 items. This 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,” mentioned Siddaramaiah.

For Gruha Lakshmi, Rs 2,000 month-to-month help to the girl head of each household, financial institution accounts will must be linked to Aadhaar. Due to technical issues in Aadhaar linking, and figuring out who’s the household head, the verification course of will begin from June 15 to July 15, and end by August 15 when the funds will start. This scheme is for each Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya cardholders. Those who already avail of social safety pensions will get this Rs 2,000 on high of that if she is the pinnacle of the household.

Anna Bhagya guarantees an assured 10 kg of rice free to each member of a BPL family. “We were giving 7 kg (in the previous government), they (BJP) made it 5 kg. Now, 10 kg of rice per head will be given to all members of BPL families,” he mentioned. This will start on July 1.

Under the Uchita Prayana assure, the Chief Minister introduced free bus journey for girls inside the state in state-run buses from June 11. However, the ladies passengers can journey solely inside Karnataka not inter-state. The scheme additionally excludes AC and luxurious buses. The Karnataka State Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will reserve 50 per cent of seats for males and the remaining for girls.

Youth who stay unemployed six months after their diploma can apply to avail of Rs 3,000 monthly for twenty-four months as a part of the Yuva Nidhi assure. This contains transgender individuals too.  Rs 1,500 monthly will probably be given to unemployed diploma holders for a similar period. If they discover a job within the meantime, then the cost could be stopped, Siddaramiah introduced.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Wednesday mocked the Congress in Rajasthan — the following essential electoral battleground forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections — elevating questions concerning the stability of its authorities and what he known as its “guarantee formula” for state elections.

 “The Congress has a new formula of guarantees. But are they fulfilling their guarantees? Their guarantees will leave the country bankrupt,” he mentioned.

“Fifty years ago, the Congress guaranteed that it would remove poverty. But it turned out to be their biggest betrayal of the poor,” PM Modi mentioned.

The implementation of the 5 ‘ensures’ introduced by the Congress might value an estimated Rs 50,000 crore yearly. Key occasion leaders who spoke about the price of the welfare measures insisted that one couldn’t name them “freebies” as they have been instruments of empowerment.

The ‘ensures’ reportedly discovered resonance with voters of the May 10 Assembly elections, notably with girls, and performed a key function within the occasion’s resounding victory.