Pune, Maharashtra: Congress president Rahul Gandhi assured people while addressing the public conference that if the party comes in power, NYAY scheme would be delivered to people without raising income tax.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday assured people that funds for his ambitious minimum income support guarantee scheme Nyantam
He also assured that income tax rates would not be raised to collect money for the scheme.
“One thing I want to assure you that the money will not from the pockets of middle class,” Gandhi replied to a question during an interaction with students in Pune.
He said that Congress would deliver its promise of giving Rs 72,000 per year to the poor of the country. “We will deliver this (Nyay scheme) without raising income tax,” Gandhi added.
He also said that some small schemes which are “really not effective” will be subsumed in order to make space for the scheme.
The Congress in its manifesto has promised to give Rs 72,000 per year to the 20 percent of India’s poorest under its minimum income scheme (NYAY) if his party comes to power.
Gandhi reiterated his party’s poll promise of facilitating women with 33 percent reservation in legislation and in government jobs, a long-time demand of civil society and women rights activists.
Source: ANI
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