Arvind Kejriwal promises Uttarakhand more jobs, 300 free power units

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 19

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced a slew of promises to the people of the poll-bound Uttarakhand. He said every unemployed youth would be provided job and 300 free electricity units would be provided to every household, if AAP comes to power.

Will check migration

We will create a separate ministry, which will be assigned the task of creating jobs and stopping migration. — Arvind Kejriwal, AAP national convener

Addressing a press conference at Haldwani, along with APP chief ministerial face for the forthcoming Assembly election in Uttarakhand, Col (retired) Ajay Kothiyal, Kejriwal said Rs 5,000 per month would be given as allowance to one unemployed person from a family till he was provided job. The Delhi CM also announced that the AAP government would create one lakh government jobs within six months of assuming office. “We have planned to generate more jobs by creating mohalla clinics and schools,” said Kejriwal.

He further announced that 80 per cent of the jobs in both private and government sectors would be reserved for locals. Also, a job portal would be created for job seekers. “The government will create a separate ministry, which would be assigned the task of creating jobs and stopping migration,” he said.