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Gruha Lakshmi helps rural women build livelihoods
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₹2,000 a month to the woman head of the family: the Gruha Lakshmi detail Karnataka papers test
Gruha Lakshmi's ₹2,000 monthly aid supports rural women.
Why it matters: asked in KPSC 2023; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 ମିନିଟ
Rural women have described how the Gruha Lakshmi scheme helped them build their lives.
The scheme gives monthly assistance of ₹2,000 to the woman head of each eligible family and is one of Karnataka's five guarantees.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ
Remember these
- Gruha Lakshmi is one of Karnataka's five guarantee schemes
- It gives ₹2,000 a month to the woman head of each eligible family
- Aid is paid to the woman head of the family, not to the household in general
- Rural women beneficiaries say it helped them build livelihoods
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ · ମେନ୍ସ
How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- Statement: Gruha Lakshmi provides monthly financial assistance of ₹2,000 to the woman head of each eligible family in Karnataka.
- Statement: Gruha Lakshmi is one of the five guarantee schemes of the Karnataka government.
- Statement: The scheme's assistance is directed at the woman head of the family, which makes it a women-centric direct benefit scheme.
ମେନ୍ସ
GS Paper 2 (welfare schemes, women's empowerment) and the Karnataka state paper. Issue: unconditional cash support to women heads of households -> Gruha Lakshmi gives ₹2,000 a month under the five guarantees -> it improves women's financial autonomy and supports small livelihoods, but raises questions of fiscal burden. Way forward: link the transfer with skilling and credit access and target it well.
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)
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: C
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Answer before you reveal
Under Karnataka's Gruha Lakshmi scheme, the monthly financial assistance to the woman head of the family is:
- ₹2,000
- ₹1,000
- ₹1,500
- ₹3,000
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: A — Correct answer: ₹2,000. Gruha Lakshmi, one of the five guarantees, gives ₹2,000 a month to the woman head of each eligible family.
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