<p class="title">The state government has pulled the plug on the ‘Shaadi Bhagya’ scheme launched by Siddaramaiah government in 2013.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a recent circular, the state government has directed officials of Minority Welfare department to stop accepting applications under the scheme and sought details of pending applications by March 9.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following the announcement, former chief minister Siddaramaiah lashed out at the BJP government accusing it of being anti-minority.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to a reminder issued by the Directorate of Minority Welfare on March 7, the Finance Department has not made any allocations to the Bidai scheme - popularly referred as Shaadi Bhagya - due to which accepting applications under the scheme has to be stopped immediately.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also instructed all district-level officials of the Minority Welfare department to compile a list of beneficiaries who had already applied under the scheme by March 9 and dispatch it to the Directorate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the scheme, the Karnataka government provided one-time assistance of Rs 50,000 for women from the economically backward minority community for marriage. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah, commenting on the issue, said that by cancelling the scheme, the BJP has proved yet again that they were against minorities.</p>
<p class="title">The state government has pulled the plug on the ‘Shaadi Bhagya’ scheme launched by Siddaramaiah government in 2013.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a recent circular, the state government has directed officials of Minority Welfare department to stop accepting applications under the scheme and sought details of pending applications by March 9.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Following the announcement, former chief minister Siddaramaiah lashed out at the BJP government accusing it of being anti-minority.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to a reminder issued by the Directorate of Minority Welfare on March 7, the Finance Department has not made any allocations to the Bidai scheme - popularly referred as Shaadi Bhagya - due to which accepting applications under the scheme has to be stopped immediately.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also instructed all district-level officials of the Minority Welfare department to compile a list of beneficiaries who had already applied under the scheme by March 9 and dispatch it to the Directorate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the scheme, the Karnataka government provided one-time assistance of Rs 50,000 for women from the economically backward minority community for marriage. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah, commenting on the issue, said that by cancelling the scheme, the BJP has proved yet again that they were against minorities.</p>
