Just a week before the commencement of the first phase of voting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s manifesto, ‘Sankalp Patra’, for the Lok Sabha Polls 2024.
The release of the BJP’s manifesto today coincided with the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, a towering leader from the Dalit community and an architect of the Indian Constitution.
The Prime Minister added that the highlight of the manifesto will be the four pillars of ‘Viksit Bharat – Yuva Shakti, Nari Shakti, the poor and farmers. He added the government, if elected, will focus on creating jobs and boosting startups in the country
Union minister Rajnath Singh, who headed the manifesto coordination committee, said the BJP has earned credibility among people by fulfilling its commitments, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantees are seen as pure as 24-carat gold.
Modi’s guarantee is that treatment worth Rs 5 lakh will be available under Ayushman Yojana, the PM said.
Marking the occasion of the release, BJP president Nadda in his address, praised the Modi government over its development work in rural India.
“Today, as we launch the Sankalp Patra, we will learn and discuss how we will serve the country for the next five years under the leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi. Modi ji ensures his involvement in all the events and activities of the Party. The proper functioning of the BJP has always been his top priority. I heartily welcome him to this event,” Nadda said.
Further, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking during the occasion also hailed ten years of the Modi government and said under the leadership of PM Modi, the BJP has fulfilled all its promises made to the general public.
“I am glad and satisfied that under the leadership of Modi Ji, we have fulfilled every promise made to the countrymen. Be it the Sankalp Patra of 2014 or the Ghoshna Patra of 2019, under the splendid leadership of Modi Ji, we have fulfilled every Sankalp,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.
Here are the main promises
1) Raising loan limit under ‘Mudra’ scheme to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 10 lakh.
2) Steps to provide all households with affordable piped gas
3) Three crore houses for the poor across the country
4) All Indians above 70 to be brought under free health insurance programme
5) Expansion of Vande Bharat trains to every corner of the country. These include three models of Vande Bharat – Vande Bharat Sleeper, Vande Bharat Chaircar and Vande Bharat Metro. Abolishing waiting lists for train travel
6) The 150th birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda in 2025 will be celebrated at the national level. Digital Janjatiya Kala Academy to be established
7) Implementing the “one nation, one poll” initiative and preparing common electoral rolls.
9) The Uniform Civil Code for the country’s interest.
10) Expansion of 5G networks and work on 6G.
