In the upcoming assembly elections in Goa, Trinamool Congress will contest on all 40 seats. (Representative)
Panaji:
The Trinamool Congress today announced the launch of a direct cash transfer scheme for women if it comes to power in Goa after the assembly elections to be held in February next year.
Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra said that under the scheme named Griha Lakshmi, a woman from each household would be guaranteed an income of Rs 5,000 per month to combat inflation after the party came to power.
The party will soon start distributing cards for the scheme, he said, adding that these cards with unique identification numbers will be made operational after the Trinamool government is formed in Goa.
The Mamata Banerjee-led party has announced that it will contest all 40 seats in the state.
“Women from 3.5 lakh households in the state will be covered under the Gruh Lakshmi scheme as it will also do away with the maximum income limit, which is mandated in the current Gruh Aadhar scheme of the BJP government in the state,” said Ms. Moitra, Trinamool’s Goa in-charge Who are they, said.
He said that the current scheme of the BJP government in Goa provides only Rs 1,500 per month to women and it covers only 1.5 lakh households because of the income limit.
The Trinamool MP said, “Rs 270 crore is required annually for the actual implementation of the Gruh Aadhar scheme, but the Goa government has earmarked only Rs 140 crore annually, due to which many people are not getting the benefits.”
He said the estimated expenditure on Trinamool’s plan would be six to eight per cent of Goa’s total budget.
“The latest studies have shown that COVID-19 has decimated the country’s economy, which needs to be revived,” Ms Moitra said.
Earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which will also contest the Goa elections, had announced that it would increase the remuneration paid to women in the coastal state under the state-sponsored scheme and financial assistance to women not covered under it. also promised. , if it is voted to power.
During his recent visit to the state, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal had said that if his party comes to power in Goa, the existing remuneration of Rs 1,500 given to women under the Gruh Aadhar scheme will be increased to Rs 2,500. While other women aged 18 and above, who are not covered under this scheme, will be paid Rs 1,000 per month.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday, on a day-long visit to Goa, promised that women in Goa would be given 30 per cent reservation in jobs if her party comes to power in the state. She had claimed that the ruling BJP’s ideology was “anti-women”, and asked people to check the track-record of new parties coming from “outside” the state.
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