Congress Promises Financial Assistance To Unemployed Youth in Karnataka Under 'Yuva Nidhi' Scheme

Yuva Nidhi Scheme: Congress promised to provide ‘Yuva Nidhi’ unemployed youth would get Rs 3,000 every month with a graduate degree and Rs 1,500 per month for unemployed youth holding a diploma

Karnataka Congress at the ‘Yuva Kranti Samavesha’ in Belgaum promised financial assistance of up to Rs 3,000 for graduate youth unemployed for a period of 24 months.  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, PCC President DK Shivakumar and CLP Leader Siddaramaiah, along with Karnataka Congress leadership, Monday announced the Congress's fourth Guarantee for people of Karnataka, if they are brought to power in the upcoming Assembly election in the state.

At the ‘Yuva Kranti Samavesha’ in Belgaum, INC promised to provide ‘Yuva Nidhi’, through which, unemployed youth would get Rs 3,000 every month for every unemployed youth with a graduate degree and Rs 1,500 every month for every unemployed youth holding a diploma. 'Yuva Nidhi' would be provided for a period of 2 years.

Following up on its first three guarantees of - ‘Gruha Jyoti’ - 200 units of free electricity per month for all households, ‘Gruha Laxmi’ - Rs 2,000 per month for every women head of household and 10 Kg rice for every member of the family under ‘Anna Bhagya’, the INC announced the ‘Yuva Nidhi’ for the welfare of the unemployed youth of the state.

AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who accompanied Rahul Gandhi, was also extended a warm welcome. The Belagavi city was decked up with posters, welcoming cut-outs and banners for the grand welcome of Rahul Gandhi. The party sources claimed that more than 1 lakh youths are participating in the convention.

The visit of Rahul Gandhi assumes significance as there are 18 assembly seats in Belagavi district and Congress had won only five of them in the last assembly elections.

The Congress, which is confident of returning to power, wants to increase its tally in Belagavi districts by winning seats in two digits. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had held a 10.8-kilometer roadshow in Belagavi and addressed a huge public rally already.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has also held a series of meetings with BJP leaders in the district. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is also making repeated visits to Belagavi.

The Ruling BJP which had a strong base in Belagavi is facing a setback with deaths of Belagavi MP Suresh Angadi and minister Umesh Katti.

Rahul Gandhi is expected to make a big-poll promise. Rahul Gandhi is visiting the state for the first time after Bharat Jodo Yatra.