Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

The Congress-led Madhya Pradesh Government on Thursday announced`Yuva Swabhiman Yojana‘ scheme, under which unemployed urban youths will get a 100 days’ employment and a stipend of ₹13,000, a promise that the party has made in the poll manifesto.

The State Government also announced ‘Indira Grah Jyoti Yojana‘ under which 100 units of power would be provided to all households at ₹100.

The decisions were announced a day ahead of Congress president Rahul Gandhi visit in the Central state of India. Congress President is slated to hold a`Aabhar Sammelan’ rally of farmers who have benefited from loan waiver scheme of the state government on Friday.

State Urban Administration Minister Jaivardhan Singh, Public Relations Minister PC Sharma, and Energy Minister Priyavrat Singh briefed the media about the decisions.

“Under the Yuva Swabhiman Yojna, youths between the ages of 21 to 30 having an annual family income of less than ₹2 lakh will be eligible,” Jaivardhan Singh told media persons. Singh added, ‘They will get employment for 100 days, including 10 days of training, and will get a stipend of ₹13,000 per annum’.

Hailing his government, minister “For the first time in the country such a scheme is being announced,” adding it will cost the government about ₹800 crore.

Energy Minister Priyavrat Singh said under the Indira Grah Jyoti Yojana, 100 units of power will be provided at ₹100 to all sections of society including general classes. It will cost the government about ₹2,226 crore.

However, there is a rider for general consumers. If they consume more than 100 units in a month, they will have to pay for the entire consumption at the existing rate. The consumers covered by Sambhal and Saral schemes will continue to get the benefit of the scheme upto 100 units.

The minister added that ‘Around 62 lakh beneficiaries of these two schemes will also get the benefit of the new scheme’.

For farmers, the Chief Minister Kamal Nath led cabinet have decided to cut the rate of power for up to 10 horse-power pumps, from Rs 1,400 per horse power to Rs 700. It will benefit 29 lakh farmers and will cost the exchequer about ₹669 crore.

Agrarian crisis and farm loan waiver was a critical poll issue for both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the state assembly election in November 2018.

By talharashid

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