Overview
- Tejashwi Yadav pledged ₹30,000 a year to women under a ‘Mai Bahin Maan Yojana’, with the first deposit planned for January 14 and ₹1.5 lakh over five years.
- The NDA government’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana has been transferring ₹10,000 to Jeevika self-help group members to support small businesses.
- Smriti Irani said an NDA government would raise the support to ₹2 lakh for Jeevika Didis and claimed 1.30 crore women have already received ₹10,000.
- RJD MP Manoj Jha informed the Election Commission that transfers were made on October 17, 24 and 31 after the code of conduct began and cited another tranche set for November 7.
- Parties are courting a decisive female electorate that has outvoted men since 2010, with women’s turnout at 59.7% in 2020 compared with 54.7% for men.