About one lakh people, mostly women, will witness the mega launch of the Gruha Lakshmi, one of the five guarantees announced by the Congress government, in Mysuru on August 30. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, AICC president Mallikarjuna Kharge, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah are among a host of leaders who will attend the launch at the Maharaja College Grounds in Mysuru.
Speaking to reporters after inspecting the venue and holding a meeting with officials in connection with the launch, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said 1.10 crore women have so far enrolled under the scheme. If the scheme’s main inaugural event takes place in Mysuru, the launch will also happen simultaneously across the State in about 10,400 venues, including 190 in Bengaluru city alone. The scheme will be launched simultaneously at 12 noon.
He said 200 buses will bring women from Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, Chamarajnagar, and Kodagu for the launch in Mysuru city. The staff of the Department of Women and Child Development, GP’s, and other government agencies will oversee the arrangements of bringing women beneficiaries to Mysuru, Mr. Shivakumar added.
