Bengaluru: The Department of Women and Child Development has said that no money released under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme has been diverted to any other scheme, rejecting a claim that ₹1,111 crore of the scheme’s funds was parked in the Anekal taluk panchayat.
In a clarification circulated on November 12, the department’s director asked the Commissioner of Information and Public Relations to have it published in the concerned media. It responds to a TV9 Digital report of November 4, which quoted JD(S) youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy as saying that ₹1,111 crore of Gruha Lakshmi money had been kept with the Anekal taluk panchayat and that the government must answer for it.
The department said that, as conveyed in a Finance Department unofficial note dated March 30, 2025, ₹2,660.26 crore, along with ₹1,261.75 crore left over under the state-level and district-level heads, a total of ₹3,922.01 crore, was placed in the authorised government bank account of the Karnataka State Women’s Development Corporation.
It added that, as informed through later finance notes dated April 28, May 17, July 29, September 18, November 6 and December 8, 2025, the entire amount was paid to beneficiaries under the scheme in various instalments.
The money released under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme has not been diverted to any other scheme and was used only to pay beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer (DBT), the department said.
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