MVA lists five poll guarantees, promises ₹3K/mth to women
Business Standard|November 07, 2024
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Opposition alliance in Maharashtra unveiled "five guarantees" for the upcoming Assembly polls on Wednesday, which include a monthly allowance of ₹3,000 and free travel in state transport buses for women.
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MVA lists five poll guarantees, promises ₹3K/mth to women

It said it would waive farm loans of up to ₹300,000, and provide ₹50,000 as financial assistance to farmers who have been regular in the repayment of loans.

Its other "guarantees" include ₹4,000 monthly allowance to unemployed youth in the state, up to ₹2.5 million health insurance cover to all families and providing essential medicines free of cost in government-run hospitals.

It also committed to conduct a caste census and remove the 50 per cent cap on reservations. MVA's top leaders announced the "guarantees" at a public meeting in Mumbai.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, whose party is a constituent of the MVA, told the gathering that the first decision of the MVA government would be to scrap the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. The project is a joint venture between the state government and the Adani Group.

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