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New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday decribed his newly made poll promise -- a minimum income guarantee (MIG) scheme -- as a "groundbreaking" measure to end poverty.
He said if Congress came to power after 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 20 per cent families in poorest of the poor category would be given Rs 72,000 each annually as a minimum income.
"The time for change has come," Rahul said while making this promise.
Five crore families and 25 crore people will directly benefit from the scheme, he claimed, terming it is a "final assault" to eradicate poverty in the country."5 crore of the poorest families in India, will receive Rs 72,000 Per Year.
#NyayForIndia is our dream and our pledge.
The time for change has come," he later said on Twitter.
Until a few years ago, UBI -- the idea that government guarantees a fixed monthly income to every citizen of a country -- was largely utopian.
But now, with Rahul Gandhi`s announcement, the idea has entered the mainstream.