Cong woos Gujarati middle class with free plots

August 23, 2012 09:16

Following the overwhelming response of its poll promises of 'own your home' for housewives in urban Gujarat, Congress has promised to extend the scheme, with free 100 yards plots, to the rural middle class of the state.

"If Congress party is voted to power it will allot 100 yards plots in the name of women of middle class homeless couples in rural areas and will make arrangements for loan upto Rs 1 lakh for constructing 30 square meter premises, to be repaid in affordable instalments in 15 years," state president Arjun Modhwadia told reporters in Ahmedabad.

Apart from Modhwadia, Leader of Opposition Shaktisinh Gohil and chairman of election campaign committee Shankarsinh Vaghela addressed the press while making announcement of the 4th point under 'Gujarat People Development Vision 2012'.

Thousands of women across urban centres of Gujarat queued up in the last 2-3 days to get the forms being distributed by the Congress party for 'own your own house' scheme, where the party has promised to give flats to poor and middle class women at the cost of Rs 75,000 to 2 lakhs, if it is voted to power.

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