Aadhaar seeding not mandatory for Karnataka’s Gruha Lakshmi scheme
The state Cabinet on Thursday decided to allow applications for Gruha Lakshmi scheme even if Aadhaar numbers of the woman head of the family are not seeded with bank accounts.
Application process for the scheme is likely to start from July 16.
According to sources, the decision to accommodate such cases came after concerns that about 22 lakh potential beneficiaries having not linked Aadhaar with bank accounts.
The Cabinet, in a meeting on Thursday, is also believed to have approved to bring an amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure to fast track pending cases involving BPL families.
