Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the distribution of 10 kg free rice for below the poverty line (BPL) and Antyodaya card holders under the Anna Bhagya scheme was likely to be launched in Mysuru district on July 1. The government has announced that the Gruha Jyothi scheme, to provide up to 200 units of free power, will be launched in Kalaburagi and the Griha Lakshmi scheme, to provide incentive to women, in Belagavi.
He was speaking to reporters at Suttur helipad, near here, on his maiden visit to his home district after becoming the Chief Minister for the second time.