Bharath Joshi, Bengaluru, DHNS,
Halfway into the current fiscal, the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government has spent nearly Rs 6,000 crore on the ‘guarantee’ schemes — just 14% of the funds earmarked for them — even as authorities face "last mile" challenges in beneficiary coverage.
There is also worry that the government may fall short of revenues needed to meet the fiscal commitment.This fiscal, the government has set aside Rs 39,815 crore for the five guarantees — Shakti, Gruha Jyoti, Anna Bhagya, Gruha Lakshmi and Yuva Nidhi — that helped the Congress storm to power in the Assembly elections. Estimated to cost Rs […]
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