With Karnataka government clearly stipulating eligibility criterion for the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, families have no fresh window to choose a new woman head to avail the scheme under which beneficiaries are paid ₹2,000 a month.
The guidelines released by the government on Tuesday, June 6, stated that women who were already enrolled as Yajamani (head of the family) in Antyodaya, Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) ration cards, are eligible for the scheme. The guideline nowhere mentions that it will create fresh scope to decide a new head among women in families. This effectively means the government has pre-decided on the beneficiaries, going by what is stated in ration cards.
