Guarantee schemes will continue, says CM | Bengaluru News

Chief minister DK Shivakumar said the opposition was spreading rumours and false propaganda Bengaluru: Labelling them rumours, chief minister DK Shivakumar dismissed suggestions that the govt’s flagship guarantee schemes would be halted and insisted the welfare programmes, especially Gruha Lakshmi and Gruha Jyothi, will continue without interruption.In a statement issued Sunday, Shivakumar urged the public…

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Gujarat: Colleges asked not to collect fees from students with freeship cards | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: The scheduled caste welfare department has issued strict instructions to all universities in Gujarat after complaints that several institutions were forcing scheduled caste (SC) students with valid freeship cards to pay tuition fees. Under the state govt’s post-matric scholarship scheme, SC students are entitled to freeship cards, obtained from district offices, which allow them…

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