Chennai: Ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Wednesday (March 3, 2021) unveiled the agenda for women's welfare. It said that as announced earlier, the MNM promises to give dignity and recognition to homemakers. It also promised support for single mothers in the party agenda.
The MNM stated that hostels will be made in every district for free emergency overnight stay for women in distress. They will also establish a follow-up system on complaints registered with 181 women's helpline.
Every uniformed sector in state services should have 50% women representation.
The MNM stated that hostels will be made in every district for free emergency overnight stay for women in distress. They will also establish a follow-up system on complaints registered with 181 women's helpline.
Government to procure and distribute sanitary napkins via PDS for poor, urban and rural adolescent girls and women.
Banks that will be run by women and for women, will be established.
Education, skill-building, employment, and socio-economic support to be given to all single mothers.
Government, in collaboration with NGOs, will provide infrastructure in public spaces (bus stops, railways stations, etc) for women.
Government to organise a reproductive health check-up once every six months.
On forming the government, the MNM promises 50 lakh new job opportunities within the tenure.
The agenda list also guaranteed jobs within 100 square km from one's pin covid for any graduate.
The agenda also read that the revision of the unemployment allowance will be done based on the cost-of-living index.
Any youth employing five or more youth will be eligible for special financial incentives, as per the agenda.
The agenda stated that electric bikes will be provided at zero interest rates for the first time employees.
To ensure the dignity of workers with Off-Grid breaks and Accident Insurance.
The Party said that the youth exchange within and outside the state and country will be actively encouraged.
Earlier in the day, APJ Abdul Kalam's scientific advisor V Ponraj also joined Kamal Haasan's party. The Makkal Needhi Maiam appointed V Ponraj as the Vice President of the party.
This is to be noted that the Tamil Nadu assembly election will take place in one phase on April 6. Polls for 234 seats in the state will be a contest between the Congress-DMK and BJP-AIADMK alliance.
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