Rahul Gandhi announces five guarantee schemes if UDF comes to power in Kerala
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday announced five guarantee schemes that would be implemented if the UDF comes to power in Kerala. He said free bus travel would be provided for all women, and monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 would be given to college-going girl students. Gandhi also announced that welfare pensions would be increased to Rs 3,000 per month. A health insurance scheme in the name of former chief minister Oommen Chandy would be introduced, providing coverage of up to Rs 25 lakh for each family. The Congress leader also promised interest-free loans of up to Rs 5 lakh for small businesses.
In addition, he said a dedicated minister would be appointed for the welfare of senior citizens. Gandhi made the announcements while inaugurating the valedictory function of the ‘Puthuyuga Yatra’ in Thiruvananthapuram. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with women tea pluckers at an estate in Peerumade on Saturday.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on his way to board a helicopter in the morning, noticed a group of women plucking tea leaves at the Glenmary estate and asked his convoy to stop before approaching them for an interaction.
Accompanied by Congress MPs K C Venugopal and Dean Kuriakose, Gandhi spoke to the workers and enquired about their wages and the tea plucking process. The women workers explained to the Congress leader the nature of their work and showed him how the tea-plucking machine is used.
After the interaction, Gandhi took photographs with the workers before leaving the place. Gandhi had arrived at Marian College in Kuttikkanam to interact with students on Friday.
He had stayed at a resort in Peerumade on Friday night and left for Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday morning to attend various events.
