All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Congress party, if voted to power in Chhattisgarh, would end outsourcing of personnel for Government jobs.
It’s been 15 years and 40 lakh youth are still unemployed in Chhattisgarh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised two crore jobs in the country but in Chhattisgarh, the youth did not get jobs and instead the State Government started hiring manpower through outsourcing, he said while addressing a public meeting at Charama in Kanker district.
The people of Bastar had voted whole-heartedly for Congress party in the last Assembly polls but we could not win the polls. However, this time round, we will ensure victory, he said.
The people of Chhattisgarh lost Rs 5000 crore in chit fund frauds and the chit fund companies disappeared. A total of 60 people lost their lives and 310 FIRs were lodged but no action was taken, Gandhi said.
In PDS scam, Rs 36,000 crore was lost, he said.
Every member of the tribal family will get land. We will come out with a Tribal Bill and Land Acquisition Bill. We also intend to open tribal hostels and provide scholarships to tribal children, Gandhi said.
He promised that if voted to power, the Congress party will set up food processing plants in every district.
Gandhi said, "Today Punjab and Haryana are known for their farming. I want both Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh also to become farming leaders in five years. Let people from across the country know that their food comes from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh."
He further said: "We have taken a firm decision to set up a food processing unit in every district of Chhattisgarh where farmers will get a good price for produce and not just that, your children will find employment in these factories", he told a large number of farmers present.
Leader of Opposition T S Singhdeo said that in the Congress party's poll manifesto, it has been promised to provide Rs 2500 per month as unemployment allowance to 10 lakh unemployed under Rajiv Gandhi Mitra Yojana.