BJP releases manifesto for Odisha polls, promises 350,000 jobs in 5 years
It promised to return the money people lost by investing in chit fund companies within 18 months and implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme within 100 days. (PTI photo)
The BJP on Sunday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections in Odisha, promising 3.5 lakh jobs in five years, a cash voucher of Rs 50,000 for women, return of money lost by people by investing in chit fund companies, and purchasing rice for Rs 3,100 per year. quintal.
The manifesto, titled ‘Modi Ka Guarantee for Odisha 2024’, was released by BJP president JP Nadda ahead of the four-phase elections to Odisha’s 147-member assembly, which will be held simultaneously with the elections to the state’s 21 Lok Sabha seats , starting on May 13.
In the manifesto, the BJP promised ‘Samrudh Krushak Niti’ under which rice will be procured at Rs 3,100 per quintal and the money will be credited to farmers’ bank accounts within 48 hours.
If the BJP comes to power, she said it will launch ‘Subhadra Yojana’ under which every woman will receive a cash voucher of Rs 50,000, which can be redeemed in two years.
“We aim to create 25 lakh ‘Lakhpati Didis’ in Odisha by 2027. For this, we will create industrial clusters for every 500 self-help groups, wherein we will provide facility management for product marketing and promotion,” Nadda said.
The BJP promised to build ‘Odia Samudaya Bhawan’ in all metro cities of the country for the welfare of Odia people living outside the state.
The party promised an annual lean period allowance of Rs 10,000 to each fisherman, construction of 75,000 km of roads in the state, Rs 5,000 scholarships per year for tribal students and Rs 3,000 monthly pension for all senior citizens, physically challenged, widows and women. destitute.
The BJP pledged to create 3.5 million jobs by 2029 and said it will fill 65,000 vacant government posts in a transparent manner within two years.
It promised to return the money people lost by investing in chit fund companies within 18 months and implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme within 100 days.
The BJP also promised medical, engineering and legal courses in Odia, and set up IT parks in Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Berhampur and Balasore, besides textile parks in western Odisha.
If voted to power, the BJP said it would expand the capacity of government hospitals by 36,000 beds, modernize ICUs, dialysis units and operation theaters and set up nursing colleges, medical colleges and super specialty hospitals in every district.
Alleging that the BJD government in the state was mismanaging the Jagannath temple in Puri, Nadda said, “We will expedite the investigation into the missing key of the Ratna Bhandar and make its inventory public.”
All street dogs released during the redevelopment project will be fairly compensated and rehabilitated, and all four gates of the temple will be opened for devotees, he said.
Nadda alleged that violence against women has increased in the state under the Naveen Patnaik government, and dozens of BJD leaders are involved in atrocities such as rape and murder.
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First print: May 5, 2024 | 11:41 PM IST