• By Mayukh Debnath
  • Sun, 12 Nov 2023 01:38 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday announced that Congress will replicate the 'Griha Lakshmi Yojana' in the state if the party is voted back to power in the ongoing Assembly polls. The Congress party implemented the scheme in Karnataka after forming the government there earlier this year.

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As part of the social welfare scheme, every woman in the state will receive an annual grant of Rs 15,000, Baghel announced. "On the occasion of Diwali, I want to announce that, if Congress forms govt again in Chhattisgarh, we will launch 'Chhattisgarh Griha Lakshmi Yojana' and will give Rs 15,000 per year to all mothers and sisters," Baghel stated. 

Earlier in the day, Baghel had posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter): "Today, on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, with the grace of Goddess Lakshmi and blessings of Chhattisgarh Mahtari, an important decision has been taken for women power in the state. As soon as the Congress government is formed, the women of the state will be given Rs 15,000 per year directly into their accounts under the 'Chhattisgarh Griha Lakshmi Yojana'."

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(Voters at a polling station in Kabirdham go through the election procedure before casting their votes during the first phase of the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly polls on Tuesday. Pic credits: ANI)

The announcement came just days ahead of the second and final round of voting for the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly election. The first phase of voting was held in 20 Assembly constituencies on Tuesday (November 7). The second phase of polling in the state is scheduled for November 17, when electorate of the remaining 70 Assembly constituencies will choose their representatives for the state legislature,


(With inputs from ANI)