Published - December 17, 2025 05:03 pm IST - BELAGAVI Minister for Women and Child Development Laxmi Hebbalkar | Photo Credit: File Photo Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on December 17 apologised in the Karnataka Assembly for giving wrong information to the House on payment of Gruha Laksmi scheme installments, after the BJP members staged a protest demanding an apology. A few days ago, the Minister, in her reply to BJP member Mahesh Tenginakayi, had claimed that the government of Karnataka had cleared all the pending installment towards Gruha Lakshmi scheme till August 2025. Though the Opposition members had complained that the installments for February and March had not been paid, she had maintained that there were no pending installments.