Tejashwi assures permanent status for contract workers if INDIA Bloc wins Bihar polls
RJD leader says 2 lakh ‘community mobilisers’ among 'Jeevika Didis' will also be made permanent
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday (October 22) announced that all contractual workers engaged in various Bihar government departments and around 2 lakh ‘community mobilisers’ among 'Jeevika Didis' will be made permanent if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state.
Perks for Jeevika Didis
Tejashwi, who is the chief ministerial face of the Grand Alliance in Bihar, also promised that these ‘community mobilisers’ will also be given a monthly salary of Rs 30,000 per month if the opposition alliance forms a government in the state after the ensuing assembly polls.
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Talking to reporters, Yadav said that interests on loans that 'Jeevika Didis' have taken will be waived if the INDIA Bloc comes to power in the state.
Eye on empowering rural women
The state government is spearheading the World Bank-aided Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP), locally known as 'Jeevika', with the objective of social and economic empowerment of the rural poor.
Women associated with the project are called 'Jeevika Didis'.
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The 243-member Bihar Assembly will go to polls on November 6 and 11, and counting of votes will take place on November 14.
(With inputs from agencies)