Chief ministerAshok Gehlotis likely to adopt the Kerala model of social security while presenting the budget on February 10. Gehlot, while replying to the Governor’s address in the assembly last week, said the CPM retained power in Kerala due to good Covid management and social security schemes and inRajasthantoo, the government would be repeated for its excellent Covid management.
In Kerala, the Left government had launched a ration kit scheme for all families during Covid that continued till the assembly and was a major hit, especially among Women. The kit supplied through PDS shops every month contained daily consumption items like wheat flour, rice, oil, pulses, and spices which have come as a major relief to people. It is claimed that the scheme played a major role in the Left Democratic Front (LDF) retaining power, beating the trend of changing government in every five years.
With smartphones to all 1.37 crore women registered under the Chiranjeevi scheme on the way, the ration kit could be a game changer to woo women voters.