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After its pet project Anna Bhagya which feeds rice to innumerable mouths, the government is planning to launch Gas Bhagya - women members of poor households will get LPG connections for free.

The stand-off between Karnataka's state government and the Centre over the rice supply for the Anna Bhagya scheme was resolved after nearly a year. The Centre agreed to supply the required rice under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS).

Karnataka's chief minister Siddaramaiah has refuted claims that the state is removing BPL cardholders to fund its guarantee schemes. He clarified that only "ineligible" beneficiaries, including taxpayers and government employees, will be shifted to APL cards. This decision comes as the state grapples with a high number of BPL cardholders, raising concerns about resource allocation.

Seven years after the launch of Anna Bhagya (free rice) scheme, the Karnataka government is all set to replace rice with ragi (finger millet) and jowar (sorghum).

Thousands of Anna Bhagya (BPL) cardholders in the Old Mysore region will now receive ragi (finger millet), along with rice, under the public distribution system.

The central government has turned down Karnataka and other states’ request to again extend a food security scheme that was introduced in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis to feed the poor.

Rahul Gandhi announced in Vijayanagara that the Karnataka government will grant ownership rights to one lakh families, addressing the issue of land ownership without formal rights. He contrasted the Congress model of governance, which focuses on social welfare and direct financial assistance, with the BJP's approach.

Union petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan came down heavily on opposition leader in Parliament, Mallikarjun Kharge, saying that only 50% of people in his district, Kalaburagi, have got LPG connection.

Eight years after it was launched by former chief minister and now opposition leader Siddaramaiah, Anna Bhagya has been scrapped with no separate allocation in the state budget by chief minister BS Yediyurappa and merged with the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY).

Any time water (ATW) machines that provide 10 litres of drinking water for just one rupee might emerge as the solution to the vexed issue of water access in rural and semi-urban areas of Karnataka.

Grama Vikasa Yojana Kasargod and Times of Kudla, a Tulu daily will observe Vishwa Tuluvere Ayano to mark the 10th anniversary of Tuluvere Ayano Kooto (R), Badiadka on December 9.

On BJP’s poll debacle despite implementing welfare schemes in Karnataka, Ravi said the party’s vote share was intact