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As Delhi gears up to vote on February 5 in the high-stakes Assembly elections, monthly financial assistance to women is one of the common poll promises by the AAP, the BJP, and the Congress. AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday unveiled 15 poll promises — dubbed as ‘Kejriwal’s guarantees’ — that target voters across sections, including women, senior citizens, and students.
The AAP government’s schemes are helping people in Delhi save Rs 25,000 every month, he claimed. “Kejriwal’s guarantee means pakki baat (true word). They (BJP) release sankalp patras and make promises… but they don’t fulfill them. Unke liye ye sab chunavi jumle hote hain (These are just poll gimmicks for them). The BJP promised to give Rs 15 lakh… but people never received the money,” Kejriwal said.
Meanwhile, the BJP, which has announced its promises in three parts also released its full “Sankalp Patra” on Sunday. The Congress, however, has not released a manifesto but it has announced several promises such as monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 to women, and free health care up to Rs 25 lakh.
What they promise to deliver
AAP
Mahila Samman Yojana (Rs 2,100 a month to every woman)
Sanjeevani Yojana (free medical services to all above 60 at all hospitals)
Dr Ambedkar Scholarship Yojana (financing foreign education for Dalit students)
Free bus travel for all students; 50% concession on metro fares
Life insurance of Rs 10 lakh, accident insurance of Rs 5 lakh for all autorickshaw drivers,
e-rickshaw pullers; wedding aid of Rs 1 lakh for their daughters, and free coaching for their children
Rs 18,000 per month for all pujaris and granthis
All blocked and old sewage lines to be replaced
Funds for RWAs to
appoint independent security guards
Employment for all
Clean Yamuna and ‘European roads’
BJP
Monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 to women under Mahila Samridhi Yojana
Anti-Romeo Squads in public spaces
National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) to eligible students, enabling them to travel for free on Delhi Metro and credit Rs 4,000 annually to their accounts; free bus travel for transgenders; 24X7 Metro and bus travel
Rs 20,000 per month to pujaris and granthis in temples and gurdwaras
Dr BR Ambedkar stipend scheme of Rs 1,000 to SC students pursuing technical, ITI courses
Ownership rights in 1,700 unauthorised colonies, de-sealing of over 600 shops for traders
Free education from KG to PG and implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi with a cover of Rs 10 lakh to senior citizens and poor family
33% reservation to women in Delhi govt jobs
Free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh under Ayushman Bharat Yojana, state govt will provide Rs 5 lakh additional cover, along with free OPD and diagnostic services to all above 70 years of age
Creation of 20 lakh jobs for youths and assistance of Rs 15,000 to youths preparing for competitive exams, reimbursement cost to the exam centre, and application fee for up to two attempts
Congress
Rs 2,500 monthly allowance to women under ‘Pyari Didi Yojana’
Jeevan Rakshak Yojana under which it will provide free healthcare up to Rs 25 lakh to citizens
Yuva Udan Yojana under which Rs 8,500 will be given to jobless youth for a year
Free electricity up to 300 units
LPG cylinder for Rs 500
Free ration kit every month with rice, sugar, oil, wheat
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