Rahul Gandhi concerned about swindling of central funds by non-Congress Govts.

Lashing out at Mayawati forRs 28 crores scam pertaining to JSY funds, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said that she failed to protect the interests of poor women for whom Congress-led Central government had sent huge funds under a number of welfare schemes. The money meant for the poor women was swindled by Mayawati, said Rahul Gandhi while campaigning for Congress in Uttar Pradesh.. “The Congress led Government at the centre sent thousands of crores of rupees to UP under various welfare schemes. But the money did not reach the poor”, added Rahul Gandhi. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is one such program under NRHM, informed the Congress leader. The scheme is meant to encourage institutional delivery of pregnant women for which Rs 1400 are given to each woman as incentive and around Rs 2,000 are paid to ASHA worker, added Rahul Gandhi. But even in such type of welfare programs Maya indulged in corruption, alleged Rahul Gandhi. For instance in Allahabad district 619 unmarried girls were shown to have delivered and amount was fraudulently claimed in their names, informed Rahul Gandhi while exposing the rampant corruption. Highlighting that Mayawati’s is not interested in the welfare of the poor, Rahul Gandhi, requested the people to show her the door. The Congress General Secretary appealed them give a chance to Congress (I) and promised that a pro-poor Congress government would ensure that the benefits of welfare scheme reach them.

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