Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP's national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister, stated on Sunday that if his party becomes the next government in Goa, it will pay Rs 1,000 to all adult women in the state, describing it the “world’s biggest women empowerment programme”.
Kejriwal, speaking to a crowd at Navelim, South Goa, remarked, “As soon as the AAP government is formed, every woman above 18 — daughter, sister, mother, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, and grandmother — will get Rs 1,000 per month in their accounts. There are young women who can’t attend college because their fathers do not have money. They can go to college with this money. If AAP comes to power, no woman in Goa will have to be financially dependent on her father or husband for small needs. This scheme will empower women financially”.
Women who are financially secure can opt out of the scheme, according to Kejriwal. According to the AAP leader, the initiative to deposit Rs 1,000 in each woman's bank account in the state is financially prudent and will assist 5.5 lakh women.
The AAP chief underlined, “Goa’s budget is Rs 22,000 crore. If we eliminate 20 per cent corruption charges from the budget, which is Rs 4,000 crore, we can provide 300 units of free electricity, unemployment allowance, free pilgrimage, Griha Aadhar, and monthly allowance to all women above the age of 18 years”.
When it comes to the elections, Kejriwal claims that Goa's leaders are either planning political alliances or jumping from one party to another. He claimed that no other political party was addressing jobs, education, or other challenges that people in Goa were facing.
Kejriwal said,“we are making a plan for Goa’s development. No other party is doing it. They have nothing to do with Goa. They only want to loot Goa”.
