Bengaluru: The governing Congress is completing two and a half years in office amidst political uncertainty. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, a former Karnataka Congress president, gets candid with Bharath Joshi on the goings-on. Excerpts:

Q. How do you describe your government's performance at the halfway mark of its tenure?

A. We've been successful in the implementation of our pioneering 'guarantee' schemes. More wealth is being created and shared. That is a major achievement despite stepmotherly treatment by the Centre in terms of tax devolution, drought relief and dishonouring budget announcements. There are numerous new ideas, policies and programmes across various departments.

Q. What about criticism that your government hasn't gone beyond guarantees?

A. The guarantees are so hu

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