Not getting paid under Gruha Lakshmi scheme, job applications among over 11k grievances at Karnataka CM’s Janaspandana programme

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Thursday’s event was the third Janaspandana programme after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assumed the chair in May 2023. The first was held in January this year. According to Siddaramaiah, 98 per cent of the applications received in the first Janaspandana were disposed of. “Of the applications received today (Thursday), some were resolved here itself and orders were issued regarding the same,” he said.

Though the programme was scheduled from 10 am, Siddaramaiah arrived at the event at 11.30 am. People from different parts of Karnataka had queued up in front of the Vidhana Soudha since the morning hours of Wednesday. The event was expected to last till 6 pm, but came to an end at around 4.30 pm.

Meanwhile, the BJP dubbed the event as a “living example of complete collapse in state administrative machinery”. In a post on X, Leader of Opposition R Ashok said that though the state government had 34 ministers, in-charge ministers for various districts, 34 chairpersons of boards and corporations with Cabinet ranks and other government officials, people had to come to Bengaluru to have their grievances addressed.

“CM Siddaramaiah, you are using the woes of the people carrying applications to gain free publicity. You should be ashamed,” Ashok said.