In Bihar Battle, Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar Slug It Out Over Women Votes
The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Tuesday announced pre-election sops for women voters to counter those offered by Bihar's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United alliance.
The sops include assurances that women employed as 'Jeevika didis' will have their jobs - currently on contract - made permanent and salaries will be raised to Rs 30,000 per month. Also, interest will be waived on outstanding loans and interest-free credit offered till 2027.
The 'didis', the RJD said further, will be provided with an additional allowance of Rs 2,000 and the government will ensure insurance coverage worth Rs 5 lakh for all their cadres.
