Goa: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) made a huge pre-poll promise in Goa on Saturday, promising to pay Rs 5,000 to every woman head of household if the party wins the state Assembly elections in 2022.

The initiative, which the party has already implemented in West Bengal, would assist about 3.51 lakh households in the coastal state, according to the party's Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra.

"For the people of Goa, the 'Griha Laxmi' programme is a ground-breaking and transforming scheme. West Bengal has already adopted the scheme "On Saturday, Moitra stated.  "Direct benefit cash transfer would be used to distribute the Rs 5,000 monthly benefit. The scheme will cover 3.51 lakh homes, according to the government "Moitra said. She also stated that the scheme would be open to everyone, regardless of caste, tribe, or economic status.

"According to Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee's study, demonetisation and Covid have caused the economy to shrink. The best way to jumpstart the economy and the local economy is to inject funds. If a women has Rs 5000, she can buy clothes and medicines for her children. This money enters the economy more quickly. "The Multiplier impact is faster," Moitra said, adding that the party would go "door to door" with the plan "During the ongoing campaign for the state Assembly.

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