Addressing a Press conference here on Tuesday, PCC chief Niranjan Patnaik said AICC president Rahul Gandhi has on Monday announced that Rs 72,000 per year would be deposited in the accounts of poor families under the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) if the party came to power in the 2019 polls.
No other country in the world has done it, he told while hailing the scheme.
He explained the family whose income is Rs 6,000 per month from his own source the Government would give Rs 6,000 to help the family to reach the minimum income mark of Rs 12,000.
There are 20 per cent families who come under the category in the country who will be benefited, said Patnaik.
A vote for the Congress is a vote for fulfilling the aspirations of the poor and deprived of our nation, for ensuring that they live a life of honour, dignity and prosperity, he told and added that the minimum guarantee scheme is women-centric.
Reacting to a question on the murder case at Ghasipura of Keonjhar, he said stringent action should be taken against the accused and demanded CBI inquiry of the murder case.
Among others, PCC vice-president Aryakumar Jnanendra was present.