Major promises in BJP's 'Sankalpit Bhatar Sashakt Bharat'

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 08 2019 | 1:16 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the party headquarters.

Major promises in the BJP manifesto

- Full commitment to national security

- Zero tolerance to terrorism

- Commitment to implement Uniform Civil Code

- Stop illegal migration fully

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For Farmers:

- Double farmers income by 2022

- Zero interest for 5 years on loans through (kisan) credit card of up to Rs one lakh

- Spending Rs 25 lakh crore in rural areas in five years

- PM-KISAN to be extended to all farmers

- Pension to small and marginal farmers to ensure social security after 60 years of age.

- Effort to complete all pending irrigation schemes by 2022

Other promises:

- Set up Rashtriya Vyapar Aayog

- Take forward the idea of simultaneous elections

- 100 per cent electrification of all households

- LPG cylinders to all poor

- Increase seats in top law, engineering colleges

- Toilet, drinking water in every home

- 100 per cent waste management

- 75 new medical colleges, post graduate institutes

- 1.5 lakh wellness centres under Ayushman Bharat

- Clean Ganga by 2022

- Rs 100 lakh crore to be spent on infrastructure in five years

--IANS

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First Published: Apr 08 2019 | 1:04 PM IST

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