Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday, 29 April, described the party's proposed minimum income guarantee scheme as "diesel for the engine" of the Indian economy.
Gandhi promised to give government jobs to 22 lakh youths in one year, make 10 lakh recruitment in panchayats and said no farmer will be jailed for not repaying loan, if the Congress is voted to power.
Addressing an election rally in Rajasthan's Dholpur district, Gandhi said the Congress will deposit Rs 3.60 lakh in bank accounts of five crore women in five years unlike Narendra Modi who, he alleged, opened bank accounts of people, but did not deposit a single penny in them.
"I am not here to lie. Our NYAY scheme will jumpstart the economy. It will be a diesel for the Indian economy. We will deposit Rs 3.60 lakh in five years in bank accounts of five crore women," he said in the rally held in Sepau town here.
The Congress has promised to give an annual income support of Rs 72,000 to poor families under the 'NYAY' scheme.
He claimed that unemployment is highest in 45 years and 22 lakh government jobs are lying vacant.