' ₹15,000 to all women if Congress is elected again': Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's big Diwali announcement
₹15,000 per year to all women of the state if Congress returns to power. The announcement was made ahead of the second phase of the state assembly elections. "On the occasion of Diwali, I want to announce that, if Congress forms govt again in Chhattisgarh, we will launch 'Chhattisgarh Griha Lakshmi Yojana' and will give ₹15,000 per year to all mothers and sisters," said Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel.
ALso Read: Madhya Pradesh Election: 'Is Congress 'Mohabbat Ki Dukan' or ‘Dhamki Ki Dukan?’, asks BJP on Kamal Nath's warning Earlier in the day, Bhupesh Baghel had given a hint of some big announcement related to women of the state. "As soon as the Congress government is formed, the women of the state will be given ₹15,000 per year directly into their accounts under the “Chhattisgarh Griha Lakshmi Yojana," he wrote on X. Also Read: ‘To set their sons…’: PM Modi takes a swipe at Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh amid ‘kapda phaad’ row He also wished the people of the state Diwali.
The first phase of polling in 20 out of the total 90 assembly seats in the state was held on November 7. Voting on the remaining 70 seats will be held on November 17. Also Read: Congress leader endorses Narayana Murthy's call for 70-hour work week: ‘If India has to truly become great…’ In the Congress manifesto, launched on November 5, he had promised a caste-based census, farm loan waivers, and subsidised LPG cylinders to women, among other things, if voted back to power.
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