1. Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka to pay ₹34 per kg of additional rice to beneficiaries
Unable to procure the required quantity of rice to implement the Anna Bhagya scheme, Karnataka government has decided to pay ₹34 per kg to the beneficiaries. This will apply to five kg per person in the BPL and Antyodaya card holding families.
The cash will be transferred through DBT, starting from July 1. This is being seen as a temporary alternative till enough rice stock is raised through a tender to be floated shortly. The decision was taken at the State Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, June 28.