Bengaluru, June 15 -- Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday said that the state government's guarantee schemes are aimed at genuine beneficiaries and will continue without any disruption, while asserting that strict verification measures are being introduced to prevent misuse and fraud.

Speaking on the implementation of the guarantee programmes, Shivakumar said the Opposition's role was to criticise the government and that it would object even to positive initiatives. He added that the government was fully aware that the Opposition had "nothing positive to offer," and stressed that the administration was focused on delivering welfare schemes effectively.

He said the state government was implementing several initiatives which...