A website to enrol for unemployment allowance cards in poll-bound Uttarakhand has been shut down on the orders of the Election Commission, Chief Electoral Officer Radha Raturi said. The move comes following the EC’s letter to the DGP asking him to take action in the matter.
As part of Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s nine ‘sankalps’ (commitments) announced ahead of February 15 polls, if the Congress returns to power it would provide one job per household for a youth between 18-35 years of age by 2020. It also aims to provide a monthly allowance of ₹2,500 for every jobless person of that age group through a ‘Berozgari Bhatta Card’ (unemployment allowance card). Taking cognisance of reports that ‘berozgari bhatta cards’ were being distributed at the Congress’ public meetings, Additional CEO V. Shanmugham had sent a letter to the party seeking explanation.
