Karnataka Rice Scheme

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  Centre Had Rice Stocks, But Did Not Give, Alleges Karnataka Minister

  Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday that the Centre had stocks of rice available but with a political motive they have stopped it across the country.

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  Anna Bhagya Scheme: Karnataka Government Starts Cash Disbursal In Lieu Of 5 Kg Rice

  Cash will be transferred to the bank accounts of these HoHs. It said 94 per cent of HoH are women and 5 per cent are men.

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  Anna Bhagya Scheme: Karnataka Government To Give Cash Instead Of Rice

  As the Karnataka government is facing difficulty in procuring large quantities of rice, it has decided that instead of providing 5 kg additional rice to beneficiaries as promised under the 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, it would give cash at the rate of Rs 34

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  Rice Sets The Tone For Another Centre-State Battle

  The ongoing tussle between the Congress government in Karnataka and the Centre over the release of rice for the state's much-publicised 'Anna Bhagya' scheme marks the beginning of a series of political and administrative confrontations.

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  Basavaraj Bommai's "Lame Excuses" Jab At Siddaramaiah Over Rice Supply Row

  A day after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the central government of trying to scuttle his administration's free rice scheme for the poor, senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday hit back alleging that he was making "lame excuses".

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  Congress's 3rd Guarantee Ahead Of Karnataka Polls: 10 kg Free Rice To Poor

  With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third "guarantee" of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, to fulfil its commitment t

• Karnataka government, opposition in war of words over rice scheme

  Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today launched the ambitious 'Anna Bhagya' scheme in Bangalore. The scheme covers nearly 1 crore families which have the below poverty line or BPL ration card, where in each family can get upto 30 kilos of rice at Re 1 per kg. The scheme will cost the state exchequer more than Rs 4400 crore a year.

• Karnataka: Congress infighting affects big-ticket rice scheme launch

  Two months after it came to power in Karnataka, the Congress government today will launch its much-hyped 'one rupee a kg rice' scheme, which promises more than one crore households below poverty line in the state upto 30 kg of rice at that rate. The big launch, however, has been marred by the ongoing infighting within the Karnataka Congress.

• Subsidised rice scheme launched today in Karnataka

  The Congress government in Karnataka is all set to roll out its "block-buster" election promise of providing 30 kg of rice per month to BPL families at Re one per kg from July 10 and sees no impediment in its implementation.

• Karnataka cheap rice for poor scheme delayed again

  Karnataka's Congress government's ambitious scheme to provide 30kg rice per month to poor families at Re 1 a kg is expected to take off by July 10 and not July 1 after being rescheduled from an earlier deadline of June 1.

• Karnataka postpones rice scheme for a month

  Karnataka's plans to provide rice at Re 1 a kg for the poor from Saturday has been put off by a month, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday.

• Karnataka Chief Minister calls on Prime Minister; seeks more rice for state

  Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought additional quantity of rice from the central government to implement the subsidised rice scheme for the poor.