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 Initial Deposit under Bhagya Lakshmi Scheme for girls doubled with maturity value of Rs. 1 Lakh. |
| Assistance of Rs. 2 Lakh to women victims of acid attack. | |
| Rs. 8 Crore sanctioned for providing Suppor tive aids and Equipment to Physically Handicapped persons. |
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Over 2 Lakh Senior Citizens sanctioned pension under “Sandhya Suraksha Scheme.” Women Self Help groups to get loans at 6% p.a. |
| Monthly pension of Rs. 1000/- to persons with more than 75% disability. | |
| Diet allowance to Pre Metric students of SC, ST and OBC hostels increased from Rs. 450 to Rs. 650 per month.
Diet allowance for post metric students and Morarji Desai Residential Schools increased from Rs.500 to Rs.650 per month. |
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Karnataka Housing Board reserves 20% houses for economically weaker sections in all its new housing projects and will allot at 50% of the cost.
Construction of 3,000 houses in 13 cities by the Slum Clearance Board. |
| Unit cost of houses under Rural Ashraya Scheme, enhanced from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 40,000. |
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Under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the daily wage increased from Rs. 74 to Rs.82. |
| Rs. 500 Lakh sanctioned for the developmental activities of Uppara Samaj and Rs. 125 Lakh released | |
| Rs.301 Lakh sanctioned for the development of Savita Samaj and Rs.75 Lakh released. | |
| 25% concession in the bus fare for senior citizens above 65 years. |
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Bhagya Lakshmi
