UP Elections 2022: The Congress Party has released the Women’s Manifesto to help women in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The name of this manifesto has been named ‘Shakti Vidhan’. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra released it on Wednesday. The manifesto promises that 20 lakh new jobs will be created in the state, of which 40 per cent will be reserved for women. Priyanka Gandhi said on the occasion that if the Congress government is formed, it will be ensured that 50 percent of the ration shops in the state are managed and operated by women. Apart from this, many promises have been made including free internet to poor families, smartphones and electric scooters to girl students.
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What did Priyanka Gandhi say
Releasing the manifesto, Priyanka Gandhi said, “Women are ready to fight for their rights and in this spirit we have made this manifesto so that we help women fight for their rights.” This women’s manifesto based on the themes of self-reliance, education, respect, security and health will put pressure on other political parties to take women’s participation in politics seriously.
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These promises have been made
- Referring to the major promises made in the manifesto, Priyanka said that women will be given jobs in 25 percent posts in the police force if the party forms the government in the state after the assembly elections.
- A law will be made in which there will be a provision for the suspension of the officer concerned for not taking action under section 4 of the Atrocities Act within 10 days of the complaint of an offense like rape.
- In the upcoming assembly elections, 40 percent tickets will be given to women and it will be further increased to 50 percent.
- According to the reservation provisions in the new government posts, 40 percent women will be appointed.
- For the empowerment of women in rural and cottage areas, Anganwadi and ASHA workers will be given a minimum honorarium of Rs 10,000 every month.
- Apart from this, loans will be given to self-help groups at four percent interest rate, women will be given priority in MNREGA and 40 percent reservation in works.
- Women will also manage and operate 50 percent of the ration shops in the state.
- Smartphones will be given to every girl student of class 12 and electric scooty to the girl students of graduation.
- Women will get free travel facility in government buses across the state. Women will get three LPG cylinders free of cost every year.
- Every elderly and widow woman will be given a pension of Rs 1000 per month.
- Mahila Choupal will be constructed in every Gram Panchayat and poor families will get free internet facility.
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