PANAJI: Announced his first election promise, the Trinamool Congress on Saturday that if he won the assembly election of 2022, he would launch a universal income support scheme to guarantee RS 5,000 to each head of a woman in the state.
Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra said that this scheme would benefit nearly 3.51 lakh households in the state.
Moitra, who has been appointed as Goa Incharge, said that the GRHIHA AADHAAR scheme that exists from the BJP government is not enough to meet the increase in the cost of basic needs.
If people give us blessings to form a government in Goa, we will launch a new scheme – Griha Laxmi – to provide a monthly income that is guaranteed to every household.
Under this scheme, direct transfer of RS 5,000 per month will be made, “he said.
Moitra said Griha Laxmi would provide a universal coverage instead of the current scheme that had a cut-off card, but it would remain a direct cash transfer scheme.
He said That every family will receive an envelope that will have a Griha Laxmi card, similar to a debit card with an online registration facility.
TMC Formusy and former Tivim MLA Kirolkar said that the cost of all goods has increased and people are unable to meet existing costs.
“We will send a card to home people and do not need to stand up to register or update cards, “said Kandolkar.” Research has shown that if a woman gets Rs 5,000 as cash in her hand, she will go and buy clothes for children and food for The family which means that the money goes into the system faster, “Moitra said.
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Chairman of Bengal and TMC Chairman Mamata Banerjee has launched a similar scheme in Bengal – Lakshmi Bhandar.
“I am happy to announce the Laxmi Griha card, our promise to be financially empowered by the women of every household Goan,” Banerjee tweeted.
TMC said that the existing Aadhaar Griha scheme suffered inadequate budget allocations and operational shortages with only Rs 140-170 Crore spent on the RS 270 Crore needed.
“Some people will question whether Goa has resources to support an ambitious scheme such as the Griha Laxmi, which will require around Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 Crore per year,” Moitra said.
“We will run a government that will place the interests of the Goa people at the core of the government.”