Siddaganga Mutt affected due to stopage of food supply under Centre’s welfare scheme

Team Udayavani, Feb 5, 2020, 1:09 PM IST

Bengaluru: The head of Siddaganga Mutt, Sri Siddalinga Swamiji informed that after the Centre stopping the welfare scheme to provide foodgrains through subsidy to NGOs, has affected the food supply in the Mutt.

Speaking with this regard Sri Siddalinga Swamiji said, “As the scheme reportedly got misused by some NGOs in north India it seemingly stopped which affected us as well. The Mutt lost 750 quintals of rice and 200 quintals of wheat.”

Meanwhile, the district officer for Akshara Dasoha BP Nagaraju has also clarified that the schools of the Mutt have been supplied with the foodgrains, milk and edible oils following the indent.

Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had started ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme under which free rice and wheat to 494 education institutions, NGOs, and old age homes were provided, but the present government has stopped providing benefits to the poor people.