Cong announces 3rd gift ahead of polls, to provide 10 kg free rice

Press Trust of India

Bengaluru: With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third “guarantee” of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme, to fulfil its commitment to eliminate hunger from the state.

The Congress has already announced two guarantees from the party if voted to power, which are 200 units of free electricity to every house under the “Gruha Jyoti Yojana”, and Rs 2,000 to every women-led household under the ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme.

State Congress President D K Shivakumar and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah announced the third guarantee of the party at a joint press conference here. “We are happy to announce the Anna Bhagya guarantee offree 10 kg of rice per month to each member of BPL card holders to eliminate hunger,” Shivakumar told reporters .