Congress set to roll out inflation-fighting guarantees ahead of Delhi Assembly polls
1 week, 2 days ago

Congress set to roll out inflation-fighting guarantees ahead of Delhi Assembly polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, the Congress is preparing to launch a series of initiatives aimed at tackling inflation and providing relief to vulnerable groups. Top leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will unveil these promises in a phased rollout starting this week. These include a promise to double AAP’s free electricity provision, with Congress pledging 400 units of free power to Delhi residents. The party also plans to introduce a comprehensive health insurance scheme for all Delhi residents, with coverage ranging from Rs 20 to 25 lakh.

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BJP may woo Delhi with 300 units free power, Ladli Behna-like scheme: Sources
6 days, 10 hours ago

BJP may woo Delhi with 300 units free power, Ladli Behna-like scheme: Sources

India Today  

In a bid to match the ruling AAP's raft of pre-poll promises in Delhi, the BJP may announce free electricity of up to 300 units, free piped water, and a Ladli Behna-like scheme for women to woo the voters, sources said. All eyes will be on the proposed Ladli Behna-like scheme as the BJP's recent victories in Maharashtra and Madhya …

Congress promises ₹2500 monthly allowances to women if party wins Delhi polls
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1 week, 2 days ago

Congress promises ₹2500 monthly allowances to women if party wins Delhi polls

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday promised ₹2500 monthly allowances to women in Delhi if the party wins the 2025 assembly elections. Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shiv Kumar, Congress Delhi president Devender Yadav and other party leaders announce the party’s poll promise at the Delhi Congress office on Monday. Congress leader and Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivkumar and Delhi …

Delhi elections: AAP links aid scheme with voter deletion, BJP hits back
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi elections: AAP links aid scheme with voter deletion, BJP hits back

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said party volunteers will undertake registration for the “Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana”—which aims to provide monthly financial aid of ₹1,000 to women—urging potential beneficiaries to check their voter registration status and ensure they are not deleted as only registered voters will be able to avail of …

Freebies, cash and lots of personal touch: Kejriwal's campaign cocktail for Delhi
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Freebies, cash and lots of personal touch: Kejriwal's campaign cocktail for Delhi

India Today  

Once again, it’s raining freebies for Delhiites in election season. While BJP leaders have derided AAP’s schemes as “freebies”, Kejriwal dismissed these criticisms with confidence. Promising life and accident insurance worth Rs 15 lakh, financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for their daughters’ weddings, Rs 2,500 uniform allowance twice a year and free coaching classes for their children, Kejriwal called …

How much money does a Delhi family save with AAP schemes? Book reveals BIG figures ahead of Assembly polls
1 month ago

How much money does a Delhi family save with AAP schemes? Book reveals BIG figures ahead of Assembly polls

Live Mint  

The Aam Aadmi Party's flagship welfare schemes – direct subsidy on electricity, water and bus rides for women – in the national capital have often generated debates. Families in Delhi saved ₹2,464 per month due to the combined policies of AAP government, a new book has revealed. “A household sample survey among 70 per cent of Delhi's households receiving full …

Explained: From ₹290 cr to ₹3,250 cr – a decade of AAP govt's free power spending in Delhi
1 month ago

Explained: From ₹290 cr to ₹3,250 cr – a decade of AAP govt's free power spending in Delhi

Live Mint  

The AAP government's free electricity scheme in Delhi has skyrocketed from ₹ 290 crore to ₹ 3,250 crore over the past decade, benefiting millions. 77 % subsidies on zero electricity bills The AAP government in Delhi offers its flagship schemes – direct subsidy mainly on electricity, water and bus rides for women. Year Delhi Govt's Spent on Electricity Subsidy 2014-15 …

Explained: From ₹290 cr to ₹3,250 cr – a decade of AAP govt’s free power spending in Delhi
1 month ago

Explained: From ₹290 cr to ₹3,250 cr – a decade of AAP govt’s free power spending in Delhi

Live Mint  

In the run up to Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party – the two opposition parties – have promised to continue giving free electricity to the residents, if they come to power defeating the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. 77 % subsidies on zero electricity bills The AAP government in Delhi offers its flagship schemes – …

400 free electricity units: Congress makes big poll promise for Delhi, after BJP pledges to continue AAP schemes
1 month, 1 week ago

400 free electricity units: Congress makes big poll promise for Delhi, after BJP pledges to continue AAP schemes

Live Mint  

The Congress party has promised free electricity up to 400 units each month if it assumes power in Delhi in the upcoming assembly elections. This comes a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party said that it will continue the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government's free electricity, water subsidies and and free bus rides for women should it come to power …

Delhi Election: 'Congress to provide 400 units of free electricity if voted to power', says Devender Yadav
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi Election: 'Congress to provide 400 units of free electricity if voted to power', says Devender Yadav

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Election 2025: The Congress party will provide free electricity up to 400 units a month if it comes to power in Delhi, the party's city chief Devender Yadav said on Tuesday. Yadav said in a statement that Congress would also implement strict checks and balances to stop discoms from looting consumers with inflated power bills. The Aam Aadmi …

Congress Promises 7 Guarantees to Haryana Voters
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Promises 7 Guarantees to Haryana Voters

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday announced seven guarantees, including the promises of a legal guarantee for minimum support price and a caste survey, if voted to power in Haryana in the impending Assembly elections. The "guarantees" were launched in the presence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and AICC …

Delhi govt says power subsidy to continue till March 2025
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi govt says power subsidy to continue till March 2025

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi cabinet on Thursday approved the extension of the power subsidy scheme for the financial year 2024-25. In a meeting chaired by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, it was announced that the scheme would be in force till March 31, 2025, even as Kejriwal and power minister Atishi alleged the Opposition has made repeated attempts to derail the Aam Aadmi …

Congress Stages Protest Against Power Tariff Hike In Delhi
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress Stages Protest Against Power Tariff Hike In Delhi

ABP News  

Congress workers and leaders staged protests on Tuesday against Aam Aadmi Party -led Delhi government over hike in power tariffs in the national capital. pic.twitter.com/asoUdBLO7M — ANI June 27, 2023 These protests come after the Delhi government earlier said that the monthly electricity bills of the majority of domestic consumers in Delhi, who use more than 200 and up to …

AAP government failed to deliver promise of free electricity: Delhi Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

AAP government failed to deliver promise of free electricity: Delhi Congress

India Today  

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Anil Kumar on Monday took a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party, claiming that it has failed to fulfill its promise of providing free electricity, as the power tariff is set to rise in parts of Delhi. After the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission accepted the pleas of the private distribution companies, the power tariff is …

Power Subsidy Row: Delhiites to Get Inflated Bills from Monday? Here's What AAP, L-G Have to Say
1 year, 9 months ago

Power Subsidy Row: Delhiites to Get Inflated Bills from Monday? Here's What AAP, L-G Have to Say

News 18  

A fresh row broke out between the Aam Aadmi Party government and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena after Power Minister and AAP leader Atishi accused the Lt Governor of not approving a file that would result in the discontinuation of power subsidies for almost 46 lakh people in the national capital from Friday onwards. ‘People will get inflated bills without …

Gujarat Assembly elections | AAP’s promise of ‘Delhi model’ piques curiosity, stokes debate in BJP stronghold
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly elections | AAP’s promise of ‘Delhi model’ piques curiosity, stokes debate in BJP stronghold

The Hindu  

Can the Aam Aadmi Party entice Gujarat, known for its mercantile culture, with the promise to replicate its “Delhi model” of administration and a slew of other incentives is a question bothering both its rivals, the Congress and the BJP, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the State. The AAP’s approach has broadly generated two kinds of responses among …

Delhi residents can get power subsidy only if they apply for free electricity scheme: Kejriwal
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi residents can get power subsidy only if they apply for free electricity scheme: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhiites can avail the free electricity scheme from October only if they opt for it, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on September 14. With this move, the option to get Delhi government’s power subsidy will no longer be available by default and every year, power consumers will be given an option to continue with power subsidy or not. In his …

Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Has the AAP government lived up to its promises on power?
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Has the AAP government lived up to its promises on power?

Firstpost  

At 80-plus, Raj Rani Bhalla who lives with her working daughter in a four-bedroom apartment in East Delhi, manages every aspect of her household. AAP will take measures to provide relief from rising power bills, namely by generating cheaper electricity, improving transmission efficiency, fixing billing defects and correcting meter defects.” When there were power outages in the winter of 2018, …

Congress, AAP play politics over power sop in Delhi
5 years ago

Congress, AAP play politics over power sop in Delhi

India Today  

After the Kejriwal government's offer of free power up to 200 units in Delhi, now the Congress has announced to give up to 600 units of free electricity if the party wins in Delhi. Power expert Saurabh Gandhi said that it is up to the government that how much units of free electricity it wants to give but it should …

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