Congress unveils ‘9 guarantees’, promises ₹1 lakh annually to underprivileged ahead of AP assembly polls

APCC chief YS Sharmila on Saturday, 30 March, said if the Congress comes to power at the Centre, it would ensure special category status to Andhra Pradesh for 10 years as its first guarantee.

Published Mar 31, 2024 | 2:01 PMUpdated Mar 31, 2024 | 2:02 PM

Andhra Pradesh Congress chief YS Sharmila

Congress in Andhra Pradesh has announced ‘nine guarantees’, including ₹1 lakh yearly to women and ₹2 lakh farm loan waiver, to be implemented if voted to power in the state in the 13 May Assembly polls.

Launching the party’s manifesto for the upcoming polls on Saturday, 30 March, APCC chief YS Sharmila said if the Congress comes to power at the Centre, it would ensure special category status to Andhra Pradesh for 10 years as its first guarantee.

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Congress guarantees

“After a lot of brainstorming, the Congress party has brought out excellent guarantees. Every poor family will get nearly ₹8,500 monthly, that is ₹1 lakh per annum. This will be given to women only under the Mahila Mahalakshmi scheme. This will be the party’s second guarantee,” she said.

An additional 50 per cent to farmers on the minimum support price, a hike in the minimum wage under the Employment Guarantee Scheme to ₹400 per day, and free education from KG to PG are some of the guarantees made by the grand old party.

The Congress also promised to allot a house worth ₹5 lakh to each poor homeless family and a monthly social security pension of ₹4,000 to beneficiaries and ₹6000 to disabled persons.

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