Delhi Election 2025: Congress Releases Manifesto, Guarantees Caste Census If Elected – News18

Final Up to date:January 29, 2025, 18:37 IST

The celebration, which was ousted from energy by the AAP in 2013, additionally promised a month-to-month grant of Rs 2,500 to girls, free electrical energy as much as 300 models, and LPG cylinders at Rs 500

With the Delhi polls drawing nearer, the Congress on Wednesday launched its election manifesto, promising to conduct a caste census and arrange a ministry for Purvanchalis whether it is voted to energy within the capital.

The celebration, which was ousted from energy by the AAP in 2013, additionally promised a month-to-month grant of Rs 2,500 to girls, free electrical energy as much as 300 models, and LPG cylinders at Rs 500.

Free medical insurance of as much as Rs 25 lakh and free ration kits have been additionally among the many celebration’s ensures.

The manifesto, divided into 22 focus areas, was unveiled by Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav, who was flanked by Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh.

The manifesto additionally guarantees monetary help of Rs 8,500 per 30 days for one yr to educated unemployed youth. The celebration additionally proposed launching 100 Indira canteens throughout town, providing meals at Rs 5.

Ramesh focused the BJP-led central authorities and the AAP-led Delhi authorities over the difficulty of air pollution, saying each had did not deal with the disaster.

“We are going to conduct a Delhi caste survey to enumerate the assorted disadvantaged courses in Delhi within the first Cupboard assembly of the state authorities,” the manifesto talked about.

The manifesto, with 219 factors, covers a variety of areas similar to well being, training, girls’s points, minorities, Scheduled Castes, Purvanchalis and the LGBTQIA+ group.

Encroachments on either side of the Yamuna River will probably be eliminated to revive it to its authentic situation and stream. The manifesto additionally consists of plans to arrange inexperienced police stations to deal with complaints concerning stable waste and Yamuna air pollution.

The celebration additionally said it could restore the companies of over 15,000 Civil Defence volunteers who made beneficial contributions to public transport and numerous departments of the Delhi authorities.

Sports activities will probably be made obligatory in all Delhi authorities faculties, with no less than three groups from every faculty required to take part in zonal competitions, the manifesto mentioned.

The celebration has promised to construct sports activities stadiums utilizing obtainable land in rural Delhi.

“We are going to introduce a Delhi Training Coverage to switch the NEP 2020,” it mentioned.

A recent pension scheme of Rs 5,000 per 30 days for senior residents, widows, individuals with disabilities, transgender individuals, and destitute people will probably be launched.

The celebration additional mentioned it could enhance the 2008 Ladli Scheme as envisioned by former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit.

There will probably be 33 % reservation in new state authorities jobs for girls.

A ‘Shagan’ of Rs 1.1 lakh for the wedding of deprived widows, their daughters, and orphan women has additionally been introduced, in keeping with the manifesto.

“We are going to set up 100 Indira canteens, operated predominantly by girls, to offer inexpensive and nutritious meals to all. We are going to improve the variety of working girls’s hostels and can take up the calls for of Anganwadi and ASHA staff, together with larger pay,” the manifesto said.

4 per cent reservation will probably be there in state authorities jobs for individuals with disabilities, in keeping with the manifesto.

Giving everlasting employment to the contract staff, together with Safai Karamcharis, can be within the celebration’s manifesto.

The celebration additionally talked about that they may finalise eligibility standards to make contract staff within the authorities into everlasting staff and can award 15 per cent of presidency contracts to SCs to empower them financially.

“We are going to present scholarships and hostels for transgender individuals. We are going to present horizontal reservations to the transgender group in training and jobs in accordance with the Supreme Court docket’s 2014 NALSA judgement. We are going to present universally accessible washrooms for transgender individuals in public areas,” it mentioned.

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

A chosen space alongside the Yamuna River will probably be declared a district for celebrating Chhath Mahaparv; the ghat on the Yamuna will probably be named after the late Sharda Sinha. A ministry will probably be arrange to make sure the welfare of Purvanchalis, it mentioned.

“We are going to help startups and innovation by creating incubation facilities, and can provide seed funding for startups and small enterprises. We are going to increase free Wi-Fi protection in public areas to help professionals working remotely,” it mentioned.

In defence space, the celebration mentioned they may press the central authorities to rollback the Agnipath scheme and to and to make all of the Agniveers everlasting. All of the vacant posts reserved for ex-servicemen within the Delhi authorities and related our bodies will probably be filed.

The celebration has additionally introduced to open 700 libraries for college kids to entry freely and free faculty buses for presidency faculty college students. Aside from this, waiving the pending electrical energy dues of Delhi’s farmers has additionally been talked about.

“We are going to improve the variety of electrical and hydrogen buses operated by the DTC by 500 per yr to make sure accessibility to all Delhi residents. We are going to introduce smaller 24-seat DTC buses for colonies which might be contained in the Ring Highway,” it said.

Delhi goes to polls on February 5. The outcomes will probably be introduced on February 8.

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