Overview
- Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar told the Assembly that the Gruha Laxmi instalments for February and March 2025 were not released and issued an apology.
- BJP legislators halted Question Hour, pressed for an unconditional apology and accountability from officials, and later exited the House in protest.
- The government reiterated that about 23 instalments worth roughly Rs 46,000 crore have been paid via DBT to beneficiaries, with payments previously stated as cleared up to August 2025.
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar cited a Rs 15,000 crore shortfall he attributes to delayed central transfers and said the Finance Department would facilitate release of the pending dues.
- Opposition leaders estimated the two missed months at nearly Rs 5,000 crore, questioned where the funds went, and the minister rejected diversion claims while pledging to verify with Finance.