Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi assures 50% of government jobs for women if voted to power

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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if elected to power in the Lok Sabha elections, it would reserve 50 per cent of government jobs for women..

Is the presence of women in higher secondary and higher education not 50 per cent?.

Congress wants, 'Aadhi Abaadi Poora Haq', we understand that women's potential will be fully utilised only when women have equal contribution in the government running the country, Gandhi said in a post on social platform X.. 3 1 ? 10 1 ?. 50% ? 50% ? . Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 29, 2024..

Under its five guarantees of Nari Nyay, the Congress has promised Rs 1 lakh per annum direct cash transfer to be made to one woman from each of India's poorest families...

The Congress has also promised to set up 'Savitribai Phule Hostels', under which the central government will double the number of working women's hostels in the country, with at least one hostel in each district...