“A new scheme will be commenced to provide unemployment allowance to the educated unemployed of the state. Youth of age group 18 to 35 years, with minimum educational qualification of 12th passed and registered in Employment and Registration Centre, having annual family income of less than ₹2.5 lakh will be provided Rs 2,500 for a maximum period of two years. Unemployment allowance will be provided on monthly basis. For this purpose, a provision of ₹250 crores has been made under a new head in the budget,” Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announced on Monday.