Politics
India’s Opposition Pledges Minimum Income Plan to Woo Voters
- Congress to give up to 72,000 rupees per year, per family
- Final assault on poverty has begun, says leader Rahul Gandhi
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India’s main opposition Congress party has promised income support for each poor family as part of its electoral giveaways aimed at wresting power from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition.
Describing it as the world’s largest minimum income plan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said 20 percent of poor families across the country would receive 72,000 rupees ($1,046) annually through their bank accounts if the party comes to power. It is to ensure that basic income of every poor family does not fall below $174 per month.