(File) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks during the assembly session at Vidhanasoudha, in Bengaluru. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is also seen | PTI "The five guarantee schemes will cost Rs 53,000 crore a year and reach 1.30 crore families in the state. On average, my government will be providing a monthly financial assistance of Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 to each household, which is Rs 48,000 to Rs 60,000 every year. It is not freebies as the opposition parties would like to call it, it is universal basic income for our citizens," said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who tabled […]
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