NCP holds signature campaign in city, highlights women-centric steps

Speaking at the event, Tatkare highlighted Mahayuti government’s women-centric welfare schemes. Thanking everyone who participated in the campaign, he said, “With schemes like Majhi Ladki Bahin Scheme, Free education to girls and Lek Ladki Bahin Scheme, government is making efforts to empower the women of the state.”

He added, “Ajit Dada, along with Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Aditi Tatkare introduced a groundbreaking scheme after a girl took her own life because her parents couldn’t pay 50 per cent of her fees. Now, for families earning up to Rs 8 lakh annually, the state government through Mulina Mofat Shikshan Yojana will cover their daughters’ higher education costs.”

Over the past few days, frontal organisations, including the youth and women’s wing of the NCP have been actively undertaking various unique programmes to connect with the voters.

The NCP youth wing, led by president Suraj Chavan, held the signature campaign in various constituencies in the state. On Friday, he led the campaign in Vadgaonsheri assembly seat, which was also attended by MLA Sunil Tingre, Pune city party president Deepak Bhau Mankar and Pune youth city president Sameer Dada Chandere. A white flex banner was placed outside several mandals across the constituency where people thronged in large numbers and signed in support of continuing the scheme.

On September 11, the NCP youth wing had organised another signature campaign at several locations in Pimpri assembly constituency.

Earlier, on September 5, Maharashtra Women Commission chairperson and president of NCP state women’s wing Rupali Chakankar also organised this campaign in Pune.

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who is also the finance minister of the state, introduced the ambitious Majhi Ladki Bahin Scheme in this year’s budget which provides financial assistance of Rs 1,500 to women. The scheme has received overwhelming support from women; over 1.6 crore beneficiaries have already received the installment of the scheme, the NCP release stated.

Other frontal organisations, including students wing, cultural wing, social justice wing and minorities wing of the party have also been tasked with organising this campaign at various assembly constituencies in the state, the release added.