By IANS,
New Delhi : The following are the highlights of the election manifesto released by the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party Friday:
– All below poverty line (BPL) families to get 35 kg of rice or wheat every month at Rs.2 per kg.
– Bicycles to every school going girl child from BPL families.
– Waiver of all agricultural loans and ensure farm loans at a maximum interest rate of 4 percent.
– Building 15-20 km of new highways every day.
– No personal income tax for those earning up to Rs.300,000 per annum. For women and senior citizens, the exemption will be Rs.350,000 per year.
– Committed to the construction of a Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.
– To evolve a new route for Sethu Samudram bypassing Ram Setu.
– Firm steps to identify and retrieve Indian money stashed away in foreign banks.
– Ban on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector to help domestic retail trade.
– To introduce POTA-type anti-terror law.
– To detect, detain and deport illegal immigrants.
– A comprehensive National Identity Card for all.
– All members of the armed forces and the para-military to be exempted from paying income tax.
– To set up a separate pay commission for the armed forces and also revisit the existing pay structure.
– To bring 33 percent reservation for women in legislatures.
– Student loans to be made cheaper and accessible by fixing interest at 4 percent.
– Promise to create 1.2 million IT-enabled jobs in rural areas.
– To launch an aggressive project to groom sporting talent by allocating Rs.5,000 crore ($1 billion) for creation of sports infrastructure.
– A mandatory “Dial 108” for ambulance at your doorstep across country.
– Revive the creation of new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences in the country.
– Education and job quota will be introduced for economically backward sections of society.
– Tax exemption to senior citizens in respect of pension income.
– Priority to fight against climate change and global warming.
– Take appropriate steps to save tiger and safeguard critical habitants of all wildlife.
– Cleaning of Ganges and other major rivers a priority.