The joint election manifesto released by NDA alliance partners Telugu Desam Party, Jana Sena and BJP have showered a wave of promises to women, farmers and unemployed. It was jointly released by TDP chief and former chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan and BJP state in-charge Siddharth Nath Singh at TDP chief’s residence in Undavalli.
The NDA alliance, which is already going public with the Super Six schemes, has made this manifesto with some other promises. Manifesto 2024 included already declared promises of increase in social pensions to Rs.4,000, 3 free gas cylinders per year and free travel in RTC buses for women.
Along with this, Chandrababu already announced his first signature as Chief Minister will be on Mega DSC, along with increasing the social pension to Rs.4,000 from April 2024 onwards. Further, the pension for the disabled will be increased to Rs. 6,000. BCs will be given pension only after 50 years of age.
It has already been announced that Rs.18,000 per year will be given to every woman who turns 18 under the girl child fund at the rate of Rs.1,500 per month. 20 lakh jobs in five years at the rate of 4 lakh per annum for youth and Rs 3,000 unemployment allowance to the youth.
Promises include financial assistance at the rate of Rs.15,000 per year to the children studying under ‘Thalliki Vandanam’, investment assistance of Rs. 20,000 per year for farmers and increase of honorarium of volunteers to Rs. 10,000.
Guarantees include two cents house land for every poor family and good house construction with quality materials. Free sand, special law to protect BCs. Free tap connection to every house. Supply of clean drinking water. Abolition of Land Rights Act. No increase in electricity charges.
500 units of free electricity for handloom workers. Rs.1 lakh as wedding gift..Revival of foreign education scheme. Resumption of festival gifts. Stopping low-quality liquor and controlling prices.
Promised to implement 33 percent reservation for BCs in the legislatures, Rs 10 lakh subsidy to MSMEs and startups and Rs 5,000 crore allocation under the Adharana scheme. The alliance also promised to implement the 10 percent EBC reservation brought by the NDA in the state.
The three parties promised to continue Amaravati as the capital and Rs.1.50 lakh crore will be spent in five years through the BC sub plan. It said that Rs.10,000 crores will be spent annually for the self-employment of BCs. Dwakra will give interest-free loans up to Rs.10 lakh.
It promissed toddy workers to be given 10 percent reservation in liquor shops and 15 percent reservation in quarries for vaders. Nai Brahmins working in temples will be given an honorarium of Rs.2,000. A special corporation for goldsmiths.
Promised government employees timely salaries and to restore their self-respect. Rs 25 lakh health insurance to every family. Committed to completion of Polavaram and other important irrigation projects.
