Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections has been released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday, in Lucknow. The manifesto was earlier scheduled to be released on February 6 but was postponed as a mark of respect to the iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar who died due to multiple organ failure on Sunday.
The polling for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will be held on February 10.
While addressing media after the launch of the poll document, Union home minister Amit Shah said, “BJP UP team has given form to this ‘Sankalp Patra’. It is not just a ‘ghoshna patra’, it is UP govt’s resolution… the 2017 ‘Sankalp Patra’ had 212 resolutions, of which 92 have been fulfilled. We do what we say.”
Key highlights of manifesto
- Free electricity for farmers for agriculture in the next five years.
- ₹25,000 crore ‘Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Agri-Infrastructure Mission’ to set up cold chain centres, godowns, processing units across the state.
- Formulation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat and rice.
- ₹5000 crore to be spent on modernisation of sugarcane mills. Payment to sugarcane farmers within 14 days and, in case of delay, payment to be done with interest.
- As many as 6 ‘Mega Food Parks’ to be developed in the state.
- Under ‘Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana,’ financial aid will be hiked from ₹15,000 to ₹20,000.
- Financial assistance of up to ₹1 lakh for marriage of girls belonging to poor families.
- Two free LPG cylinders for women under ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ every Holi and Diwali.
- In public transport, free commute for women passengers above 60.
- ₹1000 crore to be used for ‘Mission Pink Toilet,’ while monthly stipend for widows to be hiked to ₹1500.
- CCTV cameras to be installed at public places and near educational institutes. 3000 Pink Police booths to be set up.
- Under UPPSC, number of women in government jobs to be doubled.
- Mission Kayakalp’ to be launched to make furniture such as table and benches in primary schools.
- Modernisation of 30,000 secondary schools, as well as colleges, of the state.
- With modern infrastructure and world-class facilities, universities, including Aligarh’s Raja Mahendra Pratap University and Maharja Suheldev University in Azamgarh.
- Digital research institutes will be set up in Lucknow and Noida.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assured stricter ‘love jihad’ law
- Free power for farmers
- Ramayan University in Ayodhya
- Impose a jail term of 10 years and Rs 1 lakh fine on an accused arrested under the ‘love jihad’
