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Gruha Lakshmi accounts saw Rs 2.14 crore irregular payments
The Karnataka government has recovered Rs 2.14 crore that was deposited into 9,156 Gruha Lakshmi scheme accounts due to technical errors. Minister for Women and Child Development Laxmi Hebbalkar confirmed the recovery in the Legislative Council, stating that beneficiaries who received the money returned it after being notified.
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Gruha Lakshmi provides Rs 2,000 per month to women heads of households. The error likely involved duplicate or ineligible transfers. With 1.2 crore beneficiaries enrolled, a 0.076% error rate is small but politically sensitive. The state will now run district-level workshops to fix system glitches. The next signal is how quickly the remaining amount is traced and whether the government penalises any officials responsible for the oversight.
Source: deccanherald.com
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