'Right, Not Freebie': Rajasthan Assembly Passes Minimum Income Guarantee Bill
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The billl guarantees 125 days of work a year for all families in the state as well as a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month for the elderly, the specially abled, widows and single women.
In what is expected to be the last session before the state goes to polls, the Rajasthan Assembly today passed a landmark bill to guarantee 125 days of work a year for all families in the state. The bill also guarantees a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month for the elderly, the specially abled, widows and single women, which will increase by 15% every year. न्यूनतम आय की गारंटी के अधिकार वाला पहला व अकेला राज्य बन रहा राजस्थान-#JanSammanJaiRajasthanpic.twitter.com/ZSTPOBxvRh
The Minimum Income Guarantee Bill, 2023, is part of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's attempts to cast a wide social security net and build on the success of the Congress in Karnataka, where it had stormed into power earlier this year after making five guarantees. The promises included free electricity and a monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 to the woman head of every family.
The state government also introduced the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, in the assembly today, which intends to provide social security to gig workers and create a Rs 200-crore fund to do so. The bill will be discussed on Monday.
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