Ahead of the Assembly elections next year, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced a job guarantee scheme for urban areas, free electricity of up to 50 units for domestic users consuming upto 100 units per month, old pension scheme for government employees appointed after January 1, 2004, and increase in man-days under MGNREGA among other measures, in the 2022-23 Budget tabled on Wednesday.
Announcing the Indira Gandhi Shehri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana for urban areas, along the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Gehlot said Covid has impacted the livelihood of the common man. “While MGNREGA assisted people in rural areas, there is no such scheme for street vendors as well as those working at dhabas and restaurants in urban areas,” he said.
