Gruha Lakshmi Scheme Put on Hold, Decision on App Launch on June 28

The Karnataka government's 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme, which was to provide financial assistance to women heads of households, has been put on hold until further notice. The decision was taken by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who said that the government wants to make the process simpler and corruption-free.

Shivakumar said, "We want to streamline the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme and ensure transparency. Any individual or organization found taking money from beneficiaries will face strict consequences."

To address the obstacles faced by the scheme, the Deputy CM held discussions with the Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge.

Following the meeting, Hebbalkar mentioned that an application would be introduced for accepting applications under the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme.

The scheme was to provide Rs 2,000 per month to women who hold BPL, APL, and Antyodaya cards. However, the government has been facing technical difficulties in implementing the scheme. The sevasindhu portal, which was supposed to be used to receive applications, has been overloaded with traffic.

"With the increasing number of applicants, the server is experiencing overload. We have developed an application, which will be presented to the Chief Minister during the cabinet meeting on Wednesday. After thorough discussion, a decision regarding the scheme will be made," Hebbalkar explained.

The state government is now developing a new application for the scheme, which will be presented to the cabinet on June 28. A final decision on the launch of the scheme will be taken after the cabinet meeting.

Earlier, the state government had announced that the application window would be open from June 15 to July 15, with the scheme set to launch on August 15.

Currently, the sevasindhu portal is not accepting applications for the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme, and the exact launch date remains uncertain. A final decision is anticipated during the cabinet meeting scheduled for June 28.