The Telangana elections are roughly 7 weeks from now and the stage is being prepared for the same by the leading parties in the state. The Congress Party has already started their intense election campaign.
Here’s a look into the six big promises made by Congress in the context of the coming elections in Telangana.
1. MAHALAKSHMI:
• ₹2,500 monthly financial assistance to women
• Gas Cylinder at ₹500
• Free travel for women on TSRTC buses
2. RYTHU BHAROSA:
• Financial assistance of ₹15,000 per year to farmers, tenant farmers
• ₹12,000 to agricultural labourers every year
• ₹500 bonus per quintal for paddy in addition to MSP
3. GRUHA JYOTHI:
• 200 units free electricity for all households
4. INDIRAMMA INDLU:
• Families not owning a house will be provided a house site & ₹5 lakh financial assistance towards construction of the house
• All Telangana movement fighters will be provided a 250 sq yards house site
5. YUVA VIKASAM:
• Vidya Bharosa Card - A financial assistance card worth ₹5 lakh will be provided to students
• Telangana International Schools will be built in every mandal
6. CHEYUTHA:
• Monthly pension of ₹4,000 will be provided to senior citizens, widows, disabled, beedi workers, single women, toddy tappers, weavers, AIDS and Filaria patients and kidney patients undergoing dialysis
• Rajiv Aarogyasri - Health insurance of ₹10 lakh will be provided
