Odisha Congress gives five guarantees to people ahead of polls

Bhubaneswar, Mar 23 (PTI) The opposition Congress in Odisha has unveiled a five-point assure geared toward addressing numerous issues of various sections of society, together with youths, girls, farmers, and the aged.
    These ensures had been launched by celebration leaders throughout all organisational districts of the state on Saturday.
    Whereas OPCC president launched the assure in Nuapada district, former OPCC chief Prasad Harichandan together with Bobeeta Sharma, media in-charge (Odisha), launched it in Bhubaneswar.
    The assure comes beneath completely different names like Gruha Jyoti (energy advantages), Gruhalaxami (for ladies), Krushak Bandhu (for farmers), Yuva Bikas (for teens) and Jana Kalyan (for all).
    Below ‘Gruha Jyoti’, the celebration guarantees to supply 200 models of free energy to each family if it involves energy.
    Moreover, the celebration pledged to supply employment to five lakh youths and supply Rs 3,000 as unemployment allowance. Additionally they vowed to halt contractual appointments within the authorities sector.
    For ladies, the Congress ensures mortgage waivers of as much as Rs 5 lakh for ladies self-help teams, a month-to-month allowance of Rs 2,000, and Rs 3,000 for ST and SC girls. Housewives will obtain a cooking gasoline cylinder at a subsidised charge of Rs 500 per 30 days, the celebration mentioned.
    Farmers will profit from mortgage waivers, Rs 3,000 minimal help worth per quintal of paddy, Rs 2,000 pension, and the regularisation of paddy procurement actions, the celebration mentioned.
    The celebration additionally promised well being assurance value Rs 25 lakh per particular person and a rise in social safety pension to Rs 2,000 per 30 days beneath the “Jana Kalyan Assure.”
    Furthermore, the Congress pledged to implement the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, inside 100 days of forming the federal government, and to revive the previous pension system.
    Additionally they dedicated to returning cash to depositors defrauded by numerous ponzi schemes inside six months.
    OPCC president Sarat Pattnayak and Kantabanji MLA Santosh Singh Saluja emphasised that the assure goals to satisfy the celebration’s “9 to 90 mission” within the elections by profitable 90 seats within the state meeting and addressing the unfulfilled guarantees of the ruling BJD and BJP. The Congress at the moment has 9 MLAs and it goals to win 90 seats in
    
    the 2024 polls.