The Congress has announced plans to set up Puneeth Rajkumar Heart Health scheme to provide subsidy to doctors, clinics, and nursing homes to procure Defibrillator (AED). The scheme has been named after the popular Kannada actor who passed away at a young age in 2021 after a heart ailment. The Congress has also announced that it will set up a film city in the name of Puneeth’s father and the late thespian Rajkumar at Mysuru.
Incidentally, Puneeth’s elder brother and actor Shivarajkumar and his wife Geetha Shivarajkumar met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday.
With a large number of Kannadigas now settled in various countries, the Congress has announced setting up a separate Ministry for NRI-Kannadigas. It has also promised to recognise overseas Kannada organisations.