Lok Sabha Polls 2024: With Rs 1 Lakh Support And 50% Authorities Job Quota For Girls, Congress Strikes To Counter BJP

Forward of the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress get together is popping out with extra freebies to woo the varied sections together with girls, youth and farmers. The Congress get together’s transfer is geared toward countering the BJP’s GYAN (Gareeb, Youth, Annadata, Naari) initiative. Since girls represent round 50 per cent of India’s inhabitants, and the earlier voting patterns have indicated their shift in the direction of the BJP, the Congress has come out with profitable guarantees to woo the part.

Congress’ 5 Ensures For Girls

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated that the get together is giving 5 ensures which can ‘change the lives of ladies within the nation without end’. Detailing the guarantees, Rahul Gandhi stated that underneath the Mahalakshmi Yojana, one lady from the poorest household will get Rs 1 lakh yearly. It additionally promised a quota for the ladies. The Congress get together stated that one of many 5 ensures is to order half of all new recruitments within the central authorities for ladies. Thus, they promised a 50% quota for ladies in authorities jobs.

The Congress additionally promised to double the central authorities’s contribution to the salaries of ASHAs, Anganwadis and mid-day meal girls employees. The get together additionally promised to nominate an Adhikar Maitri in all Panchayats, who will make girls conscious and assist them get their authorized rights. To woo the working girls, the get together promised to double the variety of hostels for working girls and promised to make at the very least one hostel in each district.

The Congress stated that its intention is to make half the nation’s inhabitants economically self-reliant and to offer equal illustration. Rahul Gandhi stated that these 5 steps are going to open the ‘door to prosperity’ for ladies.

Countering BJP’s Schemes

By promising a number of freebies and welfare schemes for ladies, the Congress is trying to counter the BJP’s rising girls vote financial institution. Because the Narendra Modi authorities got here to energy, the NDA authorities has launched numerous schemes for ladies together with faucet water, bathrooms, housing, the LPG scheme Ujjwala, electrical energy, Lakhpati didi yojana, Drone didi and triple talaq invoice. Thus, the Congress is trying to regain its misplaced vote financial institution by promising the above schemes for ladies of the nation. Within the 2019 polls, it was estimated {that a} majority of ladies voted for the BJP, particularly within the Hindi belt and that led to a decisive victory of the BJP for the second straight time period. Thus, the Congress is effectively conscious of the repercussions of shedding girls voters and thus is taking no likelihood forward of the Lok Sabha polls.