From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Mar 11: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has released Rs 900 crore to 1.14 lakh beneficiaries on behalf of various Corporations in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Speaking at a function organized by the Department of Backward Classes here, he said, “The life of people will not improve just by making the empty promise of justice. The changes can be expected if the government chalks out the schemes to help people to live with self-respect.
“Democracy will win if the life of backward classes improves. The real backward leaders are those who take the right decision in their favour at the right time,” he said.
The Chief Minister said the facilities are distributed to the beneficiaries and if this was done in the last seven decades it would not have been required at present. That amount of funds would have been spent on higher education. If everyone had got shelter, they need not have built houses. If everyone was self-employed others could have been helped. But nothing of this sort happened.
At least in the coming days, this must change. The facilities distributed to them are their rights and the government is not showing any favour to them. If the government is sensitive and responsive, it can understand problems and announce the schemes accordingly.
Under the Ganga Kalyana scheme, 19,000 beneficiaries have been sanctioned borewells from various corporations. Earlier, this scheme would be launched like a five-year plan but now it would be implemented within five months. The cost of the borewell sinking and pump will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
The incumbent government is not helping contractors. As the first instalment, Rs 75,000 has been transferred through DBT which is again the scheme given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bommai said the life of the poor will be simple and transferring facilities smoothly to them will not only improve their life but also help to improve the state's revenue. Simple governance helps in reaching beneficiaries.
The people are beneficiaries but partners in government. The investment made in them will bring revenue to the state. Investments made in human resources will always fetch income. It was former Chief Minister Devaraj Urs who constituted the Backward Classes Commission and gave the reservation to the backward classes. The government has announced a slew of programs for the welfare of farmers, working classes, agricultural labourers, women, girl students, youths, and others, he added.
Later, the Chief Minister inaugurated the Smart Virtual Clinic and Central Clinical Command Centre in Sadashivanagar.
Higher Education and IF/BT Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, BBMP Chief Administrator and Additional Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh, BBMP Special Commissioner for Health Dr K V Trilokchandra and others were present.