Youth Congress Distributes One-day NYAY to Mark 29th Death Anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi
Mangaluru: In 2019, the Congress Party in its election manifesto had promised to give Minimum Income Guarantee Scheme (MIGS) under Nyuntam Aay Yojana. To mark the 29th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the district Youth Congress distributed monetary assistance to 256 people in 8 assembly constituencies on May 21 under NYAY.
The district Youth Congress under the leadership of District President Mithun Rai, State General Secretary Suhail Kandak, Souhan SK and Ansar Salamara decided to observe the 29th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi by distributing monetary assistance to the poor. On May 21, the Youth Congress leaders handed over one-day NYAY to 256 people who are underprivileged in Dakshina Kannada.
Speaking to mangalorean.com State General Secretary Suhail Kandak said, “In the 2019 election manifesto, the Congress party had promised to provide Rs 6000 per month to the underprivileged in the country if Congress came to power. Today to mark the 29th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, we thought of distributing monetary assistance to the needy people in the district. We have distributed Rs 200 to 256 people in the district. We have selected 28 people each from 7 Assembly constituencies and from Mangaluru South Constituencies we have selected 60 people and given them one-day NYAY. We will continue to help the underprivileged people by providing monetary assistance under NYAY. Let the Central government provide financial assistance to the underprivileged people for six months. Our aim is that no one should go to sleep hungry.”