The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised higher transparency, better governance, improved women safety and empowerment, better education facilities, infrastructure development, higher income and better facilities to farmers, modernised health facilities and financial support to poor students, farmers and women in their Madhya Pradesh election manifesto released on Saturday.
In, addition Gaushalas with modern amenities and promotion of Indian breed cows too have been promised. The BJP has also promised development and improvement of religious places along River Shipra and creating new heritage sites.
The manifesto, termed as “Vision Document” was released in Bhopal jointly by Union Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with senior party leaders ahead of Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled for November 28.
Apart from the main Vision Document the part also released a separate manifesto for women in which BJP promised new employment avenues for them to increase their participation in the workforce.
Ten new BPOs will be set up for rural women. In the education sector, girl students will be encouraged for higher education particularly in science and mathematics. More residential schools and colleges with modern amenities will be provided to encourage girls to study.
The Chouhan-Government also promised sanitary napkin vending machines and girls toilets in educational institutions.
The party has promised scooties to girls who get more than 75 per cent in Class 12 Board examination, improved women security arrangements, and access to employment opportunities.
The Vision Document has a special focus on curbing crime against women for which hotspots will be identified to keep a check on incidents of crime against women. The Female Access to Justice Scheme promises to make easy access to judiciary and police for women. Focusing on women health, the BJP has promised special drive to curb anaemia among women.
Women who fail to conceive through natural ways will be provided 100 per cent financial assistance to go for In Vitro Fertilisation. Single mothers will be given assistance in the education of their children. New education and employment opportunities will be created for women and they will also be given concessions in buses, trains and other transport modes.
To encourage women entrepreneurs and small-scale industry they will be provided interest-free loans and 2000 more milk cooperatives will be created to help them.
Subsidies will be provided to women in the procurement of milching animals. Gas connections will also be given to them under Ujjawla Scheme.
In addition to women, there is a focus on farmers and youth in the BJP’s Vision Document. The party has promised higher remuneration for agriculture products and financial support to farmers and landless labours.
For transparency in governance, interviews will be scrapped for class 3 and 4 jobs and fill a vacant position in government jobs. The e-governance will be promoted through digitalisation and officers will be evaluated for their performance.
