Karnataka’s iconic landmarks including Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Mysuru Palace in Mysuru to be illuminated in pink on August 30 to mark three years of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme.
Monuments including Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi and Mysore Palace will be illuminated in pink from 6pm to 10pm on Aug 30. Launched as one of the Congress-led state govt’s flagship guarantee programmes, Gruha Lakshmi provides Rs 2,000 a month to the woman head of each household. More than Rs 76,500 crore has so far been transferred directly into the accounts of 1.2 crore beneficiaries, according to the govt.
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