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Karnataka: BSY govt announces interest-free loans, additional milk subsidy for SC/ST

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September 16, 2019

Bengaluru, Sept 16: Ahead of bypolls, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today reached out to Dalits and tribals by announcing an additional Re 1 subsidy for milk producers and interest-free loans of Rs 10,000 for women.

Currently, milk producers in the state receive a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre. Milk producers belonging to SC/ST communities will get Rs 6, with the additional Re 1 funded under the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan, Yediyurappa said.

Also, a new scheme will be rolled out to give Rs 10,000 to SC/ST women. This will be on the lines of the Badavara Bandhu scheme launched by the previous HD Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) coalition to provide interest-free loans to street vendors.

Karnataka has mandated spending 17.15% and 6.95% of the total budget allocation for SC and ST welfare, respectively, under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan (Planning, Allocation and Utilisation of Financial Resources) Act, 2013. Implementation of this law is monitored by a state council chaired by the chief minister.

“In 2019-20, an allocation of Rs 21,602.62 crore under SC sub-plan and Rs 8,842.06 crore under ST sub-plan, totalling Rs 30,444.68 crore, has been provided,” Yediyurappa said after chairing the state council meeting. “There are 39 departments implementing the sub-plan works and they have achieved a progress of 18% till August. Directions have been issued to improve progress.”

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July 5,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 5: A veteran politician and former union minister has repeatedly tested positive for COVID-19 in the Dakshina Kannada.

The former minister, who resides in Bantwal taluk, is said to be asymptomatic.

His wife and children have also tested positive for the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, one of the kin of the former minister said that he is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mangaluru. "He is asymptomatic and doing well," he said.

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March 27,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 27: Thousands of letters are pending at various Post offices in Dakshina Kannada for delivery since declaration of lockdown due to Corona virus which is spreading like wildfire in the country.

Of the 542 offices in the district, only eight are functioning and the only post office opened in the district facilitates only withdrawal of funds by the customers, district senior official said here on Friday.

There are in all 53 departmental offices and 96 branch offices in Mangaluru Taluk and about 4,000 general postcards and 1,000 Registered and Speed Posts are pending for delivery. Also, there are a total of 393 post offices in the Puttur division and only a few are opened. About 48 postal bags are pending and there are about 200-300 postcards in each bag.

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April 25,2020

Kalaburagi, Apr 25: In order to make people aware about the precautionary steps required to be taken in order to contain the spread of coronavirus, Muslim clerics here are making announcements from mosques after 'Azaan' urging people to follow the government guidelines to keep infection at bay.

Speaking to news agency, Ateeq Ur Rahman Ashrafi, All India Imams Council Karnataka's state president, said, "Under our council, there are around 80 mosques and after Azaan we are spreading awareness about COVID-19. I also appeal to other mosques to make such announcements and follow government guidelines."

This year, due to the spread of the virus, Muslim clerics have requested people to offer prayers inside their homes and avoid any kind of social gathering.

The country is under lockdown till May 3. All religious places including mosques have been closed to stop the transmission of the highly contagious virus.

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