Lucknow. For the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Congress’s national general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will release the party’s women’s manifesto at the UP Congress Committee office on Wednesday. In view of the assembly elections, the Congress has been very vocal on the issue of women. Hence the party has decided to release two manifestos in the assembly elections. One of these manifestos will be focused on women and the other will be a comprehensive manifesto.
The Congress party has promised to give 40 percent tickets for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections to women. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has made many announcements as a pledge for women. It is believed that in addition to the pledges made so far in the party’s women’s manifesto, there will be some new announcements. Congress leaders claim that the party’s women’s manifesto will prove to be a milestone in the path of women empowerment.
Let us inform that Congress has promised smartphones to intermediate passed girl students and scooty to graduate passed girls if the party forms the government in Uttar Pradesh. It has also announced to give three free cylinders of LPG to women annually. An announcement has also been made for free bus service for women and the appointment of 40 percent women according to the provisions of reservation in new government posts.
Along with this, an announcement has also been made by the party to give an honorarium of Rs 10,000 per month to Anganwadi and ASHA workers and to increase old age and widow pension to Rs 1,000. Announcement has also been made to establish 75 skill schools in the name of veterans in the state.
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