Rs 12,000 per year financial assistance to every auto rickshaw driver

The manifesto highlights promised Rs 12,000 per year in financial assistance to every auto rickshaw driver. Pre-existing state schemes, such as Own Your Auto and the Driver Empowerment Programme, provide one-time subsidies toward the purchase of an auto rickshaw or commercial vehicle for eligible drivers, but these are capital subsidies on vehicle purchase rather than the promised annual Rs 12,000 direct assistance to every driver. No approved-source evidence was found that this specific annual payment has been introduced under this government as of July 2026. Absent verifiable delivery of the promised scheme, the verdict is pending. Budget: no approved-source allocation for an annual per-driver payment was found.