Pramesh S Jain & Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
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* Funds were first transferred to beneficiaries of Mysore and Kolar districts.
*Money will be transferred to all the beneficiaries of the state in a phased manner every day from tomorrow.
*After DBT,the Chief Minister released the promotional video of the project.
*10 years ago on the same day,Siddaramaiah launched the scheme when he became Chief Minister for the first time.
*Food security implemented by Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister:Anna Bhagya was enacted as part of the Act.
*Anna Bhagya to fill hungry stomachs and working hands with strength and energy.
* Why did the central government,which had agreed to give rice earlier, stopped the supply later? Why is the central BJP government jealous if the poor eat rice twice a day?.
*Anti-poor, dirty politics of political hatred by central government: CM Siddaramaiah.
*Karnataka has 1.28 crore ration cards of Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority House holds.
*99 % of these cards are seeded with Aadhaar number.
*82 % (1.06 crore) of these cards are linked with active bank accounts.The cash transfer will start for these cards.
*The remaining ration cards holders will be intimated to open new accounts.
*1.27 crore ration cards have one member designated as HoH( Head is the households).
*Cash will be transferred to the bank accounts of these HoHs. 94 % of HoH are women and 5 % of HoH are men.
The BJP government at the center is carrying out an anti-poor,dirty politics by stopping the supply of rice to the state as soon as the Anna Bhagya Yojana was announced,Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed indignation that the Central Government would not give it for free.We would pay Rs.34 per kg.
He was speaking after launching the direct cash transfer to the beneficiaries of Anna Bhagya Scheme which was held at Banquet hall,Vidhana Soudha today.
After the Union Government stopped the supply of rice to the people of Karnataka,it started auctioning that rice through e-auction.But now no one is coming forward to buy rice through e-auction, as per media reports.
Should we call it dirty politics or not?
He questioned the people of the country through the media whether it should be called politics of hatred against the Kannada people or not.
Rs.170 each is now directly transferred to the accounts of 4 crore 42 lakh beneficiaries.
CM Siddaramaiah questioned that what bothers BJP if the poor and middle class have two meals a day. People may spend this money on their food and live a comfortable life,he said.
The historic program was launched on the 50th day of the formation of the government under the slogan ‘Anna Bhagya-Food security for a peaceful life’.
Siddaramaiah,who was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time on Basava Jayanti,had announced the Annabhagya Yojana as part of his lifetime aspiration and concern, to make Karnataka hunger-free as per Basavanna’s Dasoha culture.
Deputy Chief Minister,DK Shivakumar released the Annabhagya logo.The information letter of the project was released by Health Minister K.H Muniyappa.
Ministers and MLAs including Ramalingareddy,B.S Suresh,H.K Patil were present.
