NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday released the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections with a major focus on women, the poor and the elderly. The ‘Sankalp Patra’ promises free gas cylinders on Holi and Diwali, Rs 21,000 for pregnant women and a Rs 500 increase in pension for people between 60 and 70 years of age.
The party said all existing welfare schemes will continue, but added that if it comes to power, an investigation will be launched into charges of corruption in public welfare schemes.
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“All the public welfare schemes being run in Delhi will continue even if the BJP government is formed. All such schemes will be strengthened in a more effective manner and will also be free of corruption,” BJP national president JP Nadda said. when launching the campaign. manifest.
“Their (AAP) mohalla clinic is a den of corruption and a scheme to cheat people. Laboratory tests of fraud have been carried out in their mohalla clinic and a scam of Rs 300 crore has taken place. When our government, all of this will be fully investigated,” he added.
Delhi is scheduled to go to polls on February 5 and votes would be counted on February 8.
Here are key takeaways from the manifesto:
- Under Matru Suraksha Vandana, 6 nutrition kits and Rs 21,000 would be given to each pregnant woman.
- Poor women would get a subsidy of Rs 500 for the cylinder and a free cylinder would be given to each on Holi and Diwali.
- Under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, Rs 2,500 will be given to each woman every month in Delhi.
- Full meal at 5 rupees in all the slums here in Delhi through Atal Canteen. For this, the Atal Canteen Plan would be launched.
- Increase in pension for people aged 60 to 70 years from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500.
- Increase in pension of persons above 70 years of age, widows and destitute women from Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000.
- Full implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi, additional assistance of Rs 5 lakh from Delhi government. Residents of Delhi will get a total health cover of Rs 10 lakh under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.