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Delhi Election: BJP Promises Rs 2,500 Monthly Aid to Women in Manifesto

NEW DELHI, JAN 17 : The party’s president JP Nadda unveiled the “Sankalp Patra” which mainly focused on welfare schemes for women and youths.

Senior citizens also found mention in the BJP manifesto which promised to increase their pension.

 “All the schemes which are running in Delhi will continue under BJP in Delhi. We will eliminate all scopes of corruption on which the AAPda party thrives,” Nadda said.

 “We made 500 promises in 2014, we delivered 499. In 2019, we made 235, we completed 225. The rest were also on the stage of implementation,” he added while detailing the track record of the saffron party.

Nadda highlighted the work done by the BJP governments in various states and said that the empowerment of women has been the party’s priority.

“Women have been our main priority. Ujwala Yojana, toilets under Swaccha Bharat. In Maharashtra and MP we are giving monthly Mahila Samaan,” he said.

The BJP chief announced the Mahila Samridhi Yojana for the women of Delhi, under which monthly financial aid will be provided to them.

He also announced free cylinders for the poor on every Holi and Diwali.

Key Promises In BJP Manifesto:

Rs 2,500 to women of Delhi under Mahila Samridhi Yojana

Rs 500 cylinder subsidy for poor women in Delhi

1 free cylinder on every Holi and Diwali

6 nutritional kits for women, Rs 21,000 will be given to pregnant mothers

Implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the first cabinet, additional health covers Rs 50,000

Pension for senior citizens between 60 and 70 to be increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500

Pension for senior citizens above 70 years of age, widows, and specially-abled people will be increased from the current Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 .

-PTI

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