Summary:
On Republic Day, chief minister Kamal Nath had announced 100 days of guaranteed employment for jobless youth in urban areas. Also, the government needs to define ‘educated’ — will it mean 10th or 12th pass, or graduate?The other big promise is job guarantee for urban youth on the lines of MNREGA. The Vachan Patra announced that the Congress government would launch a mission for jobless youth “who belong to Madhya Pradesh and are from BPL families”. BHOPAL: A day ahead of AICC president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Bhopal , the Kamal Nath cabinet is likely to approve three major Vachan Patra promises — the biggest of them being unemployment allowance of Rs 4,000 per month.It’s the first time that the jobless will get such an allowance in Madhya Pradesh . Sources say that the government will also approve 2% hike in DA for state government employees and double social security pension for the elderly from Rs 300 to Rs 600..