Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will fulfill a one-of-a-kind commitment by acting as a "bus conductor" for a day on June 11. This symbolic gesture is part of the implementation of the 'Shakti' scheme, a major electoral promise made by the Karnataka Congress government. The programme aims to empower women by providing free transportation on state-owned buses. The government's goal with this initiative is to improve accessibility and promote gender equality in public transport throughout the state.
Siddaramaiah will serve as a conductor on Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus route 43, issuing tickets to passengers, news agency PTI reported citing sources from the Chief Minister's Office.
The bus will depart from the city's Majestic area and arrive near the Vidhana Soudha. As per the report, Siddaramaiah will interact with passengers as well as issue tickets. The party's core team devised this strategy in order to maximise mileage and coverage in order to reach out to the general public.
Siddaramaiah will address a public function at the Vidhana Soudha after taking on the role of a conductor, it said.
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Meanwhile, the scheme to distribute 10 kg of free rice to BPL families will begin on July 1 in Mysuru.
On the occasion of the 76th Independence Day, the Griha Lakshmi scheme, under which women heads will receive Rs 2,000 monthly allowance, will be launched on August 15.
The Griha Jyothi scheme will be launched from Kalaburagi, the hometown of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge.
The Yuva Nidhi programme, under which graduates who graduated this year will receive Rs 3,000 and diploma holders will receive Rs 1,500 for two years, will be launched from Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district.
The implementation dates for the two schemes have yet to be determined.
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