Women in focus as Tejashwi vows job security, salary hike

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav announced on Wednesday thatall contractual workers engaged in various Bihar government departments and around 200,000 “community mobilisers” among “Jeevika Didis” would be made permanent, and given a monthly salary of 330,000, if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the upcoming assembly elections.

- Subhash Pathak

“All the contractual workers engaged in the government departments will be made permanent The NDA governmentis not bothered about the welfare of “Jeevika Didis’ in the state...They are suffering like anything. I announce that if we are voted to power, we will make around 2 lakh ‘community mobilisers’ among ‘Jeevika Didis’ permanent government employees and will give them a salary of $30,000 per month,” he told reporters.

The former deputy CM also said the “interest on the existing loans of ‘Jeevika Didis' would be waived, and the interest-free credit would be provided for the next two years”, if the opposition bloc ‘comes to power. “Our government will also provide 25 lakh health insurance cover to all ‘Jeevika Didis’in the state. They will also be given an additional 22000 as an allowance per month if they are engaged in other government activities,” he added.