1. Congress government launches Gruha Lakshmi scheme for women head of families in Karnataka
Congress government launched Gruha Lakshmi, the much-awaited guarantee scheme providing financial aid of ₹2,000 to women head of families in Karnataka, in Mysuru on August 30. The scheme was launched by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at a function presided over by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in front of a mammoth gathering of beneficiaries at Maharaja’s College.
Pressing a button on an electronic tablet to launch the scheme, Mr. Gandhi declared that Gruha Lakshmi scheme was the country’s largest money transfer scheme.