BENGALURU, June 6 -- Chief minister DK Shivakumar has directed officials to undertake a comprehensive review of beneficiaries under the government's five guarantee schemes.

The expansive set of schemes have cost the state a cumulative sum of over Rs.1.3 lakh crore since their inception.

The exercise was announced on Thursday after Shivakumar met senior civil servants and police officials. It comes as Karnataka prepares to spend another Rs.51,286 crore on the schemes during the 2026-27 financial year. Shivakumar said the review was intended to identify ineligible recipients and correct flaws in beneficiary records, not to curtail the programmes themselves. "There will be no rollback of the welfare schemes," he said.

The scrutiny will fo...