Yadav also promised that these 'community mobilisers' will also be given a monthly salary of Rs 30,000 per month if the opposition alliance forms a government in the state after the ensuing assembly polls
Tejashwi Yadav. Pic/PTI
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday announced that all contractual workers engaged in various Bihar government departments and around 2 lakh 'community mobilisers' among 'Jeevika Didis' will be made permanent if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state, reported news agency PTI.
Yadav also promised that these 'community mobilisers' will also be given a monthly salary of Rs 30,000 per month if the opposition alliance forms a government in the state after the ensuing assembly polls, reported PTI.
Talking to reporters in Patna, Yadav said that interests on loans that 'Jeevika Didis' have taken will be waived if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state.
The state government is spearheading the World Bank-aided Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP), locally known as 'Jeevika', with the objective of social and economic empowerment of the rural poor, reported PTI.
Women associated with the project are called 'Jeevika Didis'.
The 243-member Bihar Assembly will go to polls on November 6 and 11, and counting of votes will take place on November 14.
Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav ruled out "any dispute" within the Mahagathbandhan, saying that everything will be cleared by tomorrow.
"There are no disputes. You will get all the answers tomorrow," Yadav said while addressing a press conference.
The Bihar Leader of Opposition (LoP) further stated that the state needs economic justice and announced that if the Mahagathbandhan forms the government, it will introduce the BETI and MAA schemes for women in the state.
"We will bring the BETI and MAA Yojana. B for Benefit, E for Education, T for Training and I for Income. This means that from the moment our daughters are born, a separate program will be run for them until they earn income. We will also implement the MAA Yojana. M for Makaan, A for 'Ann' (food) and A for 'Aamdani' income. What Bihar needs now is economic justice," Yadav said.
The Bihar elections will see a contest between the National Democratic Alliance and the Mahagathbandhan. The NDA comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha.
(With inputs from PTI)
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