In Big OBC Outreach, PM Announces Scheme To Help Traditional Workers
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With an allocation of Rs 13,000 to Rs 15,000 crore, the Vishwakarma Yojana is meant to help people who use their hands and basic tools to make a living.
In a major outreach to members of the Other Backward Communities ahead of the Lok Sabha election next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a scheme to help those earning a living through traditional skills. The scheme will have an allocation of Rs 13,000-Rs 15,000 crore.
The decision is being seen as a way of blunting the opposition's efforts to attract the OBC vote through moves like the caste census, which is being planned in Bihar.
During his Independence Day speech today, PM Modi announced the Vishwakarma Yojana and said the scheme is aimed at helping those with traditional skills, who use their hands and basic tools to make a living.