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SME Times News Bureau | 15 Dec, 2012
The UPA government's direct cash transfer scheme - "aap ka paisa, aap ke
haath" - will bring about a systemic change in the social welfare
delivery system, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi told party
leaders Friday.
"He said that the cash transfer plan is not only a
scheme but a fundamental transformation of the delivery system," Rural
Development Minister Jairam Ramesh told reporters.
According to
Ramesh, Gandhi said just like the telecom revolution was backed by the
public call offices, the cash transfer scheme will redefine the delivery
system.
"Mobile phone revolution is the most democratic institution in our country," Gandhi told the party leaders.
The
meeting was attended by around 170 persons, including district Congress
chiefs of 51 districts where the scheme would be launched Jan 1, 2013.
Members
of the Youth Congress and chiefs of state units also attended the
meeting, which was addressed by Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister P.
Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi.
Dwivedi
said Rahul Gandhi would travel to some of the districts whwere the
direct cash transfer scheme is to be launched initially.
According
to Ramesh, to begin with only student scholarships, old age and widow
pensions, and honorariums to village women workers and wage payments in
MGNREGS would be given through the scheme, which will be implemented
using the Aadhaar cards being given by the Unique Identification
Authority of India.
Rahul Gandhi urged the local party leaders to
assist the government staff in implementing the scheme and educate the
people about its benefits.
"The meeting was an attempt to ensure that the party and the government work unitedly in popularising the scheme," Dwivedi said.
Ramesh
said the issues related to the opening of bank accounts, payment of
MGNREGS wages, and BPL cards raised by local Congress leaders would be
addressed.
Interestingly, while Ramesh said "aap ka paisa, aap ke
haath" would be the political slogan ahead of the next Lok Sabha
general elections, Dwivedi quickly corrected him, saying it was merely a
slogan for social welfare.
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