Rolling out its vision for the country for the next five years, the BJP released its much-awaited manifesto for Lok Sabha polls 2019. Titled “Sankalp Patra”, the manifesto has 75 definitive time-bound targets set in view of the 75th independence day falling in 2022. The manifesto mentions no clear promise or a policy intervention that decisively targets unemployment, the major issue ahead of the polls. So what exactly has the ruling party promised to the country this time around? Let’s check out-
15 key takeaways from BJP’s manifesto for 2019
- Practice zero tolerance for terrorism, strengthen the armed forces
- Committed to Uniform Civil Code
- Pass citizenship Amendment Bill, implement NRC in a phased manner
- Technological interventions to prevent infiltration in the north-east
- Jammu & Kashmir: Reiterates its position on Article 370, committed to repeal Article 35 A
- Expedite Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya
- Double farmers’ income by 2022, short-term loans of upto 1 Lakh at 0% interest rate, extend PM-KISAN to cover all farmers
- Pucca home for all by 2022
- Rs. 100 lakh crore boost to infrastructure by 2024, 1 lakh crore credit guarantee scheme for the MSMEs
- Pension to small, marginal farmers, and small shopkeepers
- Setting up of a Rashtriya Vyapar Aayog
- Lower income tax rates for middle class
- Bring down percentage of BPL families to a single digit in the next five years
- Make India a $5 trillion economy by 2025, and a $10 trillion economy by 2032
- 33% reservation to women in parliament and state assemblies
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