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Gurugram:The promises that the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have made in their manifestos for the Haryana assembly elections will eat into a chunk of the states 2024-25 budget...
In February this year, the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP-JJP government presented a budget of Rs 1,89,876.61 crore for 2024-25, the budget document on the finance departments website shows.. If the Congress comes to power in Haryana after the October 5 assembly elections, 20% of the budget will likely be spent on what the party promises in its manifesto...
The direct transfers to women, seniors, widows and disabled persons, subsidised gas cylinders, and free units of electricity alone are estimated to cost Rs 36,000 crore annually, even with the financial implications of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and other promises left aside...
In 2023, 37% of Haryanas population was unemployed, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data shows.. The Congress, following the model of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlots government, has also promised to implement the Chiranjeevi scheme in Haryana, under which, people will be provided free treatment of up to Rs 25 lakh..
The promises in the BJPs manifestothat are similar to those made by the Congress include financial aid for 7.8 million women aged 18 to 60, housing for poor people in urban and rural areas, LPG cylinders at Rs 500 for homemakers under the Har Ghar Grihini scheme, 2,00,000 permanent government jobs for the youth, and increased pensions for the elderly, disabled, and widows...
