Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced that dependents of children of martyred soldiers will get a government job and compensation of ₹25 lakh will be paid by the state government to the dependents. This was among the new announcements made by the Chief Minister during his Independence Day speech after unfurling the national flag and receiving guard of honour at the parade at Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground on Monday.
The CM said that an order copy of government jobs to the children of the soldiers who sacrifice their life during war will be directly delivered at their doorsteps. The CM also made new announcements pertaining to sanitary, nutrition and welfare of labour class.
Other announcements include allocation of ₹250 crore to government schools to build toilets. The CM has vouched that all the government schools will have toilets facilities by next August. The State government has also decided to provide financial aid of ₹50,000 each to skilled labourers that include carpenters, weavers, potters, sculptors, blacksmiths and others . As many as 4,000 new Angandwadis will be set up for providing nutritious food for the children of landless agricultural workers. Another major announcement made is extending benefits of the ‘Raitha Vidhyanidhi’ scheme to auto and taxi drivers, fishermen, weavers and others.
