Bengaluru, June 14 -- Amid speculation and opposition criticism over the future of Karnataka's guarantee schemes, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has categorically stated that the Congress government has no intention of discontinuing Gruha Lakshmi, Gruha Jyothi or any other welfare guarantee programme.

The assurance follows reports that the government is revisiting beneficiary records and seeking fresh verification of details under certain schemes. Opposition leaders had claimed that the exercise was a precursor to scaling back or withdrawing some of the guarantees Nirmala Sitharaman joins cleanliness drive in Bengaluru, interacts with street vendors because of their financial impact on the state budget.

In a media statement issued on Sa...