Karnataka - Belgaum   

Order on cancelling yellow cards revoked

By Our Staff Correspondent

BELGAUM, SEPT. 26. The protest by weavers and other sections, led by the Karnataka Vimochana Ranga and Mahila Jagruti, has come to an end with the State Government conceding their demand to withdraw the order cancelling yellow cards in respect of about 2.5 lakh cases in the district alone.

This was disclosed at a press conference addressed by the district in-charge Minister, Prakash B. Hukkeri, here on Sunday. Ramesh Kudachi, MLA, and the zilla panchayat President, S.S. Doddagouda, were present.

The Government had also declared that it would issue the cards to 5,40,646 eligible families for the distribution of foodgrains through the public distribution system. Each of them would get 20 kg of rice and 5 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 3 a kg.

Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, there were 56,715 cardholders in the district who would get 28 kg of rice and 7 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 3 a kg and Rs. 2 a kg, respectively.

The Government had identified 5,40,646 beneficiaries for distribution of yellow cards in the district, but released foodgrains only to 2,57,461 cardholders. This led to the protest.

Mr. Hukkeri took up the matter with the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, and the Deputy Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah.

Soft loan

He said the Government had given guarantee for a soft loan of Rs. 18 crores to revive certain cooperative sugar factories in the State.

Of this, Rs. 5 crores would be given to Shri Bhagyalaxmi Sahakari Sakkare Karkhane Ltd. in Khanapur.

This would help take up crushing of sugarcane this season. He said the Government had sanctioned Rs. 32 lakhs for the construction of a bridge across the Malaprabha near Nilavade village in Khanapur taluk to connect at least 13 villages with a State highway. A sum of Rs. 10 lakhs had been released to start the work.

Kittur utsav

He announced that the Kittur utsav would be held in a big way on October 23. The Minister, who presided over a meeting in this regard at Kittur, said preparations for the event would begin soon.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Karnataka

News: Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Updates: Breaking News |

Stories in this Section

Order on cancelling yellow cards revoked

Copyright © 2004, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu