NEW DELHI: BJP on Friday announced a Rs 2,500 monthly allowance for eligible women under
Mahila Samridhi Yojana
while unveiling the first of its three-part manifesto ahead of Feb 5 Delhi polls.
It also promised Rs 21,000 and six nutritional kits for expecting mothers along with Rs 5,000 for the first child and Rs 6,000 for the second; Rs 500 subsidy on LPG cylinders, Rs 2,500 per month as pension for senior citizens, and implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the city.
BJP president J P Nadda said all existing public welfare schemes will continue if the party is voted to office. AAP govt currently offers several such schemes, including free electricity up to 200 units a month, 20,000 litres of water and free travel passes for women on DTC and cluster buses. In its poll manifesto, AAP has pledged Rs 2,100 a month for women.
BJP has successfully implemented direct cash transfer scheme in several other states: Nadda
BJP president J P Nadda said that in the first cabinet meeting after forming the govt, the promises in the manifesto would be executed.
He said, “Under the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojna, we have given around 4.73 crore women Rs 5,000 for the delivery of the first child and Rs 6,000 for the second child.”
While talking about the direct cash transfer scheme, Nadda said that the BJP was successful in delivering the scheme in several other states. “In Madhya Pradesh, 13 million women are being given Rs 1,250 each as part of a women’s welfare scheme. Similarly, Maharashtra provides Rs 1,250 monthly to 24 million individuals, Chhattisgarh gives Rs 1,000 per month to 7 million sisters, and Haryana provides Rs 2,500 per month,” he said.
He also took a dig at AAP and said AAP, during its 2021 Punjab campaign, promised Rs 1,000 monthly to women but failed to deliver. In the 2024 Delhi Lok Sabha elections, similar promises were made, but the schemes were never implemented, he said.
Stating that the party will ensure the go
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