Yuva Nidhi: Congress promises monthly allowance to unemployed youths in Karnataka

Karnataka, March 20:  As the part of INC 4th Guarantee - 'Yuva Nidhi' and keeping in view the situation of unemployment in Karnataka, Congress promised to give Rs 3,000 as monthly allowance to unemployed.  

While addressing at the 'Yuva Kranti Samavesha' in Belgaum, INC promised to provide 'Yuva Nidhi', through which Rs 3,000 per month will be provided to every unemployed youth with a graduate degree and Rs 1,500 every month for every unemployed youth holding a diploma.

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Notably, Congress leaders such as Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Former President Rahul Gandhi, PCC President DK Shivakumar, CLP Leader Siddaramaiah, and Karnataka Congress leadership today announced INC's 4th Guarantee.

'Yuva Nidhi' would be provided for a period of 2 years.

Moreover, there are other guarantees also promised by INC which is as follows: 

'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, 

‘Yuva Nidhi' for the welfare of the unemployed youth of the state.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai also addressed the nation and said, "The women's self-help groups have been active for many years. But a self-employment scheme has been formulated for the first time for youths, and the chief executive officers of the zila panchayats must prioritize this. Their work does not end with the formation of joint liability groups and distribution of revolving funds as they have to identify the groups, help to avail loans, start the units, and till the production starts. They need to guide them." 

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He also instructed the counsellors appointed to select projects must arrange for training from the experts in the respective areas in which the youths take up projects. Then only this scheme be successful.

Apart from this, he also focused on gram panchayat scheme and others.