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As the battle for Bihar heats up, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has been making several promises to woo voters. The 243-member Bihar assembly will go to polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the results set to be announced on November 14. The grand Mahagathbandhan alliance on Thursday declared Yadav as the chief ministerial face. News18 looks at all promises Yadav has made so far. 1. Panchayati Raj representatives to get double allowances, insurance cover and pension: Yadav on Sunday said allowances of the representatives of Bihar’s panchayati raj system will be doubled if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state. He also announced Rs 50 lakh insurance cover and pension for them. The panchayati raj system consists of three levels of governance – zila parishad, panchayat samiti, and gram panchayat. The chairpersons are known as ‘mukhiya’ (gram panchayat), ‘pramukh’ (panchayat samiti), and ‘adhyaksha’ (zila parishad). 2. For PDS distributors, barbers: “If the INDIA bloc is voted to power, we will also substantially increase the margin money, per quintal, of distributors of the public distribution system (PDS) in the state,” Yadav said. “Besides, we will provide Rs 5 lakh interest-free loans to barbers, those engaged in the pottery business, and carpenters in the state,” he added. 3. ‘BETI’ and ‘MAA’ schemes for education, housing and income support: Yadav announced two new schemes. The ‘BETI Yojana’ which stands for Benefit, Education, Training, and Income focusing on the education, skills, and livelihood opportunities for girls and the ‘MAA Yojana’ which represents Makaan (housing), Ann (food), and Aamdani (income), designed to ensure that every family has a home, access to food, and a stable income source. 4. Permanent status for contractual and temporary government workers: Yadav promised that all contractual and temporary employees working in various departments of the Bihar government such as education, health, and administration will be made permanent staff members. 5. Regularisation and pay hike for ‘Jeevika Didis’: To woo women voters, Yadav promised to make all ‘Jeevika Didis’, who work as community mobilisers under Bihar’s rural livelihood programme, permanent government employees. Their monthly salary would be raised to Rs 30,000. Yadav said these women will receive interest-free credit for two years, a waiver on the interest of their existing loans, a monthly allowance of Rs 2,000, and an insurance cover worth Rs 5 lakh. 6. Pension of Rs 1,500 per month for elderly, widows, and disabled: Yadav pledged to increase the monthly pension for senior citizens, widows, and people with disabilities to Rs 1,500. सरकार की गलत नीतियों के कारण शारीरिक मानसिक और आर्थिक शोषण झेल रही जीविका दीदियों के जीवन में गुणात्मक परिवर्तन लाने वाली ऐतिहासिक घोषणाएं की है। ????. जीविका ???????????? (कम्युनिटी मोबिलाइजर) को स्थाई कर उन्हें सरकारी कर्मचारी का दर्जा देकर उनके वेतन को ????????????????????/-₹ प्रतिमाह दिया… pic.twitter.com/7TdOWONPYV — Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) October 22, 2025 7. Rs 2,500 monthly support for women under the ‘Maai Behan Maan’ scheme: For women, especially mothers, sisters, and homemakers from poor and lower-middle-class families, Tejashwi Yadav announced a scheme called the ‘Maai Behan Maan Yojana’. Under this programme, each eligible woman would receive a direct cash transfer of Rs 2,500 every month. 8. Free electricity up to 200 units per household: Yadav has promised that every household in Bihar will receive 200 units of electricity free of cost every month. 9. One government job per family: Yadav made the headlines with the promise that every household in Bihar will have at least one member in a government job. He said he would pass a new law called the ‘Special Job Employment Act’ within 20 days of taking office. With PTI Inputs
