Karnataka Govt To Provide 200 Units of Free Electricity From July 1, Free Bus Travel to women from June 11: C M Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Friday that his cabinet decided that the government will begin providing 200 units of free electricity from July 1and free Bus travel to women from June 11. All five poll guarantees will be implemented with immediate effect, he said. He held a meeting of senior officers of the state government before the state cabinet meeting where a decision has been taken on the five promises made by the Congress during the recent assembly election.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announces timeline for implementing ‘five-guarantees’

Bengaluru : “We held a cabinet meeting today. We discussed all five promises thoroughly. We have decided that all five guarantees will be implemented in the present financial year: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, as quoted by news agency ANI.
The Karnataka Chief Minister said that the government will begin providing 200 units of free electricity from July 1. “200 units of electricity will be free…Consumers who haven’t paid their bills till July will have to pay,” he said.
“At the time of the election and before that, we announced 5 guarantees. Our (Karnataka) president DK Shivakumar and I signed the guarantee cards and promised that we will implement all promises and make sure they reach people. We also distributed guarantee cards,” he mentioned
Timeline: The ‘Gruha Jyoti’ guarantee, which guarantees 200 units of free electricity will be implemented from 1 July this year. “200 units of electricity will be given for free…Consumers who haven’t paid their bills till July will have to pay,” the Chief Minister said.

‘Uchita Prayana’ guarantee for women, which allows them free travel in public transport buses other than AC, luxury buses in Karnataka will come into force from 11 June.
Under ‘Anna Bhagya’, 10 kg food grains will be given free to all in BPL households, Antyodaya card holders. This was one of the major five guarantees and will come into force from 1 July.
The ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ guarantee under which the Congress promised to provide ₹2,000 monthly aid for the woman head of a family will be implemented from 15 August, the Chief Minister said.