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The Congress on Wednesday introduced 5 of its ballot guarantees, or ‘ensures’, for girls, together with a Rs 100,000 a yr money profit switch to at least one lady from every of the nation’s poorest households and a 50 per cent quota in all new recruitments in central authorities jobs.

The Congress has named the money switch scheme for girls ‘Mahalakshmi’. Sources within the social gathering stated a socio-economic caste census (SECC) would establish the poorest households within the nation, and the cash would go to the oldest girls in these households.

“According to the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) data, 54 percent of all graduates are women annually,” a Congress chief related to the social gathering’s manifesto drafting train stated. Last week, the Congress dedicated to filling all three million vacancies in central authorities jobs.

The reservation for girls would primarily apply to new jobs. Still, exceptions might be made, for instance, to fill vacancies in central armed police forces (CAPF) and Indian Police Service, the Congress chief stated. “We believe women’s reservation in CAPF and IPS would help ensure women’s safety and also put pressure on state governments to allocate a similar quota for women in state police forces,” the Congress chief, who did not wish to be recognized, stated.

The manifesto stated, “As far as possible, the money will be transferred to the account of a woman of the family who has a bank account, or who will be urged to open a bank account.” It stated that the estimated price of the scheme could be lower than two per cent of the gross home product (GDP), which can progressively decline as households transfer out of poverty.

Its different three ensures for girls embrace doubling the Centre’s contribution to the month-to-month pay of ASHA, anganwadi and mid-day meal employees and appointing a lady in each panchayat to function a para-legal functionary to coach girls about their authorized rights and help them of their enforcement. The social gathering promised “Savitri Bai Phule Hostels” assure, beneath which the Congress-led Centre will double the variety of hostels for working girls within the nation, with a minimum of one in every district.

Several state governments, together with the Congress’ in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, the Aam Aadmi Party’s in Delhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have both rolled out or introduced money profit transfers for girls. The money transfers vary from Rs 800 to Rs 2000. The Congress ballot promise would improve the money profit to just about Rs 8,300 month-to-month help.

Kharge stated the Congress has delivered on its ‘ensures’ to the folks of Karnataka. He stated girls have taken 17 million bus journeys ever because the scheme permitting free bus journey to girls in state authorities buses was launched. Under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, the state authorities deposits Rs 2000 month-to-month into the financial institution accounts of 12.2 million girls, he stated.

First Published: Mar 13 2024 | 8:03 PM IST