← 19 September 2026's Current Affairs · Karnataka GS-2 Prelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★★☆
Karnataka announces release date for Gruha Lakshmi's 33rd instalment
ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ?
One of Karnataka's five guarantees pays women household heads directly: the Gruha Lakshmi facts for Prelims
Karnataka announced the release date for the 33rd instalment of its Gruha Lakshmi women's welfare scheme.
Why it matters: asked in KPSC 2023; GS-2 core; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
2 ನಿಮಿಷ
The Karnataka government announced the release date for the 33rd instalment of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, one of the State's five flagship 'guarantee' welfare schemes that provides a monthly cash transfer to women heads of households.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Karnataka announced the release date for the 33rd instalment of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme
- Gruha Lakshmi gives a monthly cash transfer to women heads of households
- It is one of Karnataka's five flagship 'guarantee' welfare schemes
- The other four guarantees are Gruha Jyothi, Anna Bhagya, Yuva Nidhi and Shakti
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Gruha Lakshmi provides a monthly cash transfer to women heads of households in Karnataka.
- It is one of five 'guarantee' schemes run by the Karnataka government, alongside Gruha Jyothi, Anna Bhagya, Yuva Nidhi and Shakti.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper 2 - Social Justice: Gruha Lakshmi illustrates the direct cash transfer model of welfare delivery targeted at women as heads of households, aimed at financial empowerment and social security. Sustained roll-out of instalments raises questions of fiscal sustainability of such guarantee schemes for state finances, and the way forward lies in balancing welfare commitments with revenue generation and targeting efficiency.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Name the scheme of Government of Karnataka under which women heads of households will be given a monthly allowance of ₹ 2,000.
- Karnataka Gruha Jyothi Scheme
- Karnataka Santhwana Scheme
- Karnataka Gruha Lakshmi Scheme
- Karnataka Shakti Scheme (Yojana)
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
Practise this PYQ →Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
ಮಹಿಳಾ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥೆಯರಿಗೆ ಮಾಸಿಕ ನಗದು ವರ್ಗಾವಣೆ ನೀಡುವ ಗೃಹಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಯೋಜನೆ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಎಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಮುಖ 'ಗ್ಯಾರಂಟಿ' ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ?
- ಮೂರು
- ನಾಲ್ಕು
- ಐದು
- ಆರು
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಗೃಹಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ, ಗೃಹಜ್ಯೋತಿ, ಅನ್ನಭಾಗ್ಯ, ಯುವನಿಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶಕ್ತಿ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಐದು ಗ್ಯಾರಂಟಿ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ.
Convert this topic into marks
Today's 10-MCQ test · instant analysis · Powered by AdaptIQ