AFFORDABLE housing, ‘swabhiman nidhi’ for women who work as house helps and Koli women, strengthening of health, public transport and education infrastructure are among the key promises of the Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS alliance for the January 15 Mumbai civic polls. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former State Minister Aaditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray made a presentation to the candidates of the alliance in Sena Bhavan, detailing the key promises that will be made during the polls. A detailed manifesto will be unveiled in the coming two-three days, Aaditya Thackeray said.

 

The Thackeray cousins said domestic helps and Koli women will get a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 as ‘Swabhiman Nidhi’ on the lines of the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana that gives a similar amount to eligible women in the 21-65 age group. The two leaders also announced that ‘Maa Saheb’ kitchens, in the name of their grandmother Meenatai Thackeray, would be set up to provide breakfast and lunch at Rs 10. This scheme is on the lines of the ‘Shiv Bhojan Thali’. “We are standing to protect the Mumbainess of Mumbai, to ensure it stays with the Marathi manoos,” Aaditya Thackeray said.