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Delhi Congress announces five guarantees

Thursday, 30 January 2025 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi Congress announces five guarantees

Days before the Delhi polls, the Congress on Wednesday launched its manifesto, promising to conduct a caste census, a monthly grant of Rs 2,500 to women, free electricity up to 300 units, LPG cylinders at Rs 500 and set up a ministry for Purvanchalis if it is voted to power in the capital. The party, which was ousted from power by the AAP in 2013, has also pledged free ration kits, a monetary support to educated unemployed youth with financial assistance of Rs 8,500 per month for one year.

The manifesto, which has been divided into 22 focus areas, was unveiled by Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav. He was flanked by Congress communications incharge Jairam Ramesh. Emphasizing the party’s commitment to addressing public needs, Congress introduced its campaign slogan, “Every need will be fulfilled, Congress is necessary.” “We will conduct a Delhi caste survey to enumerate the various deprived classes in Delhi in the first Cabinet meeting of the state government,” the manifesto mentioned.

The party also proposed launching 100 Indira canteens across the city, offering meals at Rs 5. The manifesto, with 219 points, covers a wide range of areas such as health, education, women’s issues, minorities, Scheduled Castes, Purvanchalis and the LGBTQIA+ community. Encroachments on both sides of the Yamuna River will be removed to restore it to its original condition and flow. The manifesto also includes plans to set up green police stations to handle complaints regarding solid waste and Yamuna pollution.

Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh highlighted the party’s focus on improving public health and addressing pollution in the city. “Today, all parties are using the word ‘guarantee’, but this word was used by the Congress Party in the Karnataka elections in 2023. We wanted to give this message to the public that the Congress Party does what it says. This is not just a guarantee but a right of the people. That is why we came up with guarantees,” Ramesh said at a press conference here where the party launched its manifesto.

“When Manmohan Singh was the prime minister, the Congress Party brought a law in the form of a guarantee, which was passed and its name was ‘National Rural Employment Guarantee Act’,” he added.”A guarantee means it is the right of the public. Five guarantees have been announced for the people of Delhi. Right now, in Delhi, it is not about ease of doing business but ease of breathing. If you see any parameter for pollution and chemical contamination, none can match Delhi. Neither BJP nor AAP government in Delhi have taken this issue seriously,” Ramesh said.

The party also stated it would restore the services of over 15,000 Civil Defence volunteers who made valuable contributions to public transport and various departments of the Delhi government. Sports will be made compulsory in all Delhi government schools, with at least three teams from each school required to participate in zonal competitions, the manifesto said.

The party has promised to build sports stadiums using available land in rural Delhi. “We will introduce a Delhi Education Policy to replace the NEP 2020,” it said. A fresh pension scheme of Rs 5,000 per month for senior citizens, widows, persons with disabilities, transgender persons, and destitute individuals will be introduced. The party further said it would improve the 2008 Ladli Scheme as envisioned by former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. There will be 33 percent reservation in new state government jobs for women.

A ‘Shagan’ of Rs 1.1 lakh for the marriage of disadvantaged widows, their daughters, and orphan girls has also been announced, according to the manifesto. “We will establish 100 Indira canteens, operated predominantly by women, to provide affordable and nutritious meals to all. We will increase the number of working women’s hostels and will take up the demands of Anganwadi and ASHA workers, including higher pay,” the manifesto stated. Four per cent reservation will be there in state government jobs for persons with disabilities, according to the manifesto.

Giving permanent employment to the contract workers, including Safai Karamcharis, is also in the party’s manifesto. The party also mentioned that they will finalise eligibility criteria to make contract workers in the government into permanent employees and will award 15 per cent of government contracts to SCs to empower them financially.

A free Char Dham Yatra will organised for the Dalit community to the pilgrimage sites associated with Gautam Buddha, Sarnath and Bodh Gaya, the birthplace of Sant Ravidas, and the birthplace of Babasaheb Ambedkar in Mhow.

A designated area along the Yamuna River will be declared a district for celebrating Chhath Mahaparv; the ghat on the Yamuna will be named after the late Sharda Sinha. A ministry will be set up to ensure the welfare of Purvanchalis, it said.

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