In Rajasthan, Congress promises ₹10,000 per year to woman head of the family

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot also promised to slash cooking gas cylinder to ₹500 to 1.05 crore families

Updated - October 25, 2023 06:44 pm IST

Published - October 25, 2023 03:10 pm IST - New Delhi

The 200-member house will go to polls in single-phase. The counting of votes will take place on December 3.  File

The 200-member house will go to polls in single-phase. The counting of votes will take place on December 3.  File | Photo Credit: PTI

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday promised to give woman head of family  ₹10,000 annually in instalments if the Congress party is re-elected. He said, “Under the “Grah Laxmi Guarantee”, the woman head of a family will be given ₹10,000 a year.”

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Mr. Gehlot also promised to slash cooking gas cylinder to ₹500 to 1.05 crore families.

The Chief Minister participated in a Congress rally that was held in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan in view of the Assembly elections that is scheduled on November 25. The 200-member house will go to polls in single-phase. The counting of votes will take place on December 3.

(With inputs from PTI)

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