Lagatar24 Desk
Amritsar, Nov 22: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that every woman aged 18 and above will be given Rs 1000 per month if his party forms government in Punjab in the upcoming assembly elections in 2022.
Addressing a party programme in Moga city of Punjab today, Kejriwal said, “It will be world’s largest ‘women allowance’ scheme to be implemented by any government ever. Each woman above 18 years of age in each household will get Rs 1,000 every month in their bank accounts.”
Earlier, Kejriwal had already promised up to 300 units of free electricity for each household in Punjab, 24-hour electricity supply and free treatment and medicines at government hospitals if voted to power in the assembly elections due early next year.
Notably, in view of the 2022 assembly elections, Kejriwal began his two day visit to Punjab to launch his ‘Mission Punjab’. On Tuesday, he will attend the party’s program after addressing a press conference in Amritsar. Interestingly, The Aam Aadmi Party, founded in 2012, had emerged as the second largest party winning 20 seats in 117 member Punjab Legislative Assembly.
