Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on February 3 launch a Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhumiheen Krishi Majdoor Nyay Yojana at a function to be held at the Science College Ground here.<\/p>\n
In the function, the first installment of Rs 6,000 per family annually will be released directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. Two more installments will be released later. Already, a budgetary allocation of Rs 200 crore has been made.<\/p>\n
According to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the scheme is being launched as per the advice of Rahul Gandhi.<\/p>\n
The scheme has been envisaged for labourers not holding any land. It will be the first of its kind in the country for landless labourers.<\/p>\n
Nearly 356,485 eligible families will be benefitted under the scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"