Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
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hief Minister Siddaramaiah said that development of the state is possible only if those who have fulfilled their promises are supported.
He was addressing the public after distributing the benefits of various schemes to the beneficiaries of the ambitious Guarantee Schemes organized by the Mandya District Administration and Zilla Panchayat today.
The people of the state have blessed us beyond our expectations in the last election.They made us win 136 seats in the state.
The people of Karnataka have made a wise decision. He said that the people of Mandya also took the right decision even though they were given false promises and misled,he said
Fulfillment of promises:
Among the many promises made before the election, the main five guarantees were made immediately after we came to power.
On the day of taking oath,we decided to implement 5 guarantees in the Cabinet meeting.Shakti scheme has been launched where 3.50 crore women of the state can travel in government buses for free.He said that 50 to 60 lakh women are getting the benefit of this scheme.
Relief to farmers:
Rs.600 crore has been released to the agriculture department for crop insurance and another Rs.800 crore will be released.
We have provided Rs.631 crore to 33.25 lakh farmers as crop loss compensation of Rs.2000 each.
Complete development of Mandya district:
Off late,JDS has lot of love for BJP. The BJP is critical of our guarantees.They are working to mislead the farmers without telling the truth to them.We are on your side.
Mandya district will be fully developed.500 crores are being provided to the district.Earlier,when I was Chief Minister,emphasis was given on irrigation.
The number of people dependent on agriculture has increased and we have invested in development.No matter what anyone says,people must make the ones who work win,the CM said.
Make the Congress candidate in Mandya win:
4.57 lakh women in Mandya and 170 crore in the entire state have travelled for free.After coming to power by giving false promises,the previous government completely forgot the people.
But we kept.our promises.BJP came to power from the back door claiming to be pro-farmer and pro-poor, but did not fulfill any of its promises.
He did not rise to power on his own.When Kumaraswamy was the CM,BJP’s Yediyurappa took 17 MLAs and came to power through the back door through Operation Kamala.
Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda,who did not join the communalists,is now supporting them.The CM appealed to the people to defeat the unholy alliance of BJP and JDS and let the Congress candidate win.
BJP does not support the poor:
Under the Annabhagya scheme,we intended to provide 5 kg of rice along with 5 kg from central to make the state hunger-free
The central government did not cooperate.So instead of 5 kg we are giving Rs.170.Annabhagya financial assistance of Rs.166 crore has been given to 438705 beneficiaries in the district.The Chief Minister questioned whether the BJP should win which does not support the poor.
Guarantee schemes for 4.60 crore people:
In Mandya district,464,303 people have registered for free electricity under Griha Jyothi scheme,and Rs.104 crores have been spent.
Under the Grihalakshmi scheme 449197 have registered Rs.512 crores has been provided.
Under the Yuvanidhi scheme 3148 applications have been registered and Rs.22 lakhs have been transferred.
All castes including the poor,women,Dalits,farmers are being economically empowered.Guarantee schemes reach 4.60 crore people in the state.
36 thousand crores this year,and 52009 crores have been allocated in the budget.He said that many projects have been initiated for the comprehensive development of Mandya district .
Deputy Chief Minister,DK Shivakumar,Agriculture Minister,and Mandya District In-charge Minister, Cheluvarayaswamy,Mandya MLAs,Ravikumar,Ramesh, Narendraswamy,Darshan Puttannaiah,K M Udaya, Legislative Council Members,Madhu Madegowda, Dinesh Gooligowda,Marithibbegowda,Ravishankar,Lok Sabha candidate,Venkataramana and others were present. .
