Seeking to outdo party’s rivals in promises for women ahead of Punjab assembly elections, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said that if returned to power, Congress government will provide Rs 2,000 per month to women homemakers and eight cooking gas cylinders every year to them.
The promises include Rs 5,000 and Rs 15,000 each to girl students passing Class 5 and Class 10 respectively and Rs 20,000 to each to girl students passing Class 12.
“Congress will give Rs 5,000 and Rs 15,000 each to girl students on passing Class 5 and Class 10, respectively. We’ll give Rs 20,000 to each girl student when she passes Class 12. To help girl students pursue higher studies, we’ll give them computer tablets,” Sidhu said while addressing a rally in Barnala.
