BJP  national president JP Nadda on Thursday released the party’s 20-point manifesto, “Sankalp Patra”, for Haryana ahead of the Assembly poll, promising two lakh government jobs,  Rs 2,100 monthly assistance to women and government job guarantee to Agniveers hailing from the State. The party also promised creation of 10 industrial towns and full scholarship to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Other Backward Class (OBC) students of government medical and engineering colleges, among other things.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union Ministers M L Khattar, Rao Inderjit Singh, Krishan Pal Gurjar and head of the party’s poll manifesto committee were present at Rohtak during the release of the Sankalp Patra.The ruling BJP in Haryana, which is eyeing to ride to power for a third consecutive term after the polls next month, also promised to purchase 24 crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP).

The BJP government in Haryana was already buying 14 crops at MSP. Last month after Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s announcement, the state cabinet gave approval to a proposal of buying 10 more crops at MSP.Facing flak from opposition parties over the Agnipath scheme, which is for short-term military recruitment, Nadda said there will be a guarantee of government job for every Agniveer hailing from Haryana.

Among 20 main points in the manifesto, the BJP promised Rs 2,100 per month for all women under the Lado Lakshmi Yojna. The ruling party said two lakh government jobs will be given to the youth without ‘kharchi-parchi’, a reference to the alleged corruption prevailing earlier under the Congress regime.

The ruling BJP also announced to give cooking gas cylinder at Rs 500 under the Har Ghar Grihni Yojna.Notably, the state government is already giving cooking gas cylinder at Rs 500 under the Har Ghar Grihini scheme to BPL and antyodaya families in the state. The BJP also promised 5 lakh houses in urban and rural areas if it is voted to power after the assembly elections besides a scooter for every college-going female student in a rural area under the Avwal Balika Yojna. Scholarships for Haryana students belonging to the OBC and SC communities in any government medical and engineering colleges in the country will be given, the BJP manifesto stated.

Among the other promises made by the BJP are starting new Vande Bharat trains and setting up of KMP Orbital Rail corridor with the assistance of the Centre.The party further promised the start of inter-city express metro service between Faridabad and Gurugram. The BJP also promised setting up of 10 industrial cities on the line of Industrial Model Township Kharkhoda, and said industrialists will be given special incentive for giving 50,000 jobs to local youths in every city.

Under the Chirayu-Ayushman scheme, each family will be given free medical treatment of up to Rs 10 lakh and an elderly person above 70 years of age in each family will be provided free medical treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh.

The party also promised employment opportunities for 5 lakh youths and monthly stipend through the National Apprenticeship Promotion scheme.According to the manifesto, the party will set up welfare boards for backward classes and a sufficient budget for their welfare.Sports nurseries will come up in every district for the Olympic Games, the manifesto stated. Tourism was also the focus in the manifesto with the party promising an Aravalli Jungle Safari of international level in South Haryana.

Unveiling the manifesto at the party’s Rohtak media centre, Nadda said the Congress had made manifesto a “diluted document” and “ended its relevance”, but the BJP had started the “culture of report cards” and was committed to fulfil the promises made in its manifesto.

Haryana has changed under BJP’s leadership. In 2014, the state’s per capita income was 1.37 lakh, which has increased to 3 lakh rupees. In terms of export, Haryana export was only Rs 68,000 crore, which has gone up to 2.5 lakh crore,” said Nadda. “What was the image of Haryana 10 years back? Jobs used to be given on paper. Actions were taken against people. Haryana used to be known for land scams, so while discussing their manifesto, then we should look into these facts.

Hence, when we talk manifesto, I want to say that we are doing non-stop work,” said Nadda.

Attacking the Opposition, Nadda said 10 years ago Haryana was known for corruption in jobs and land scams, but during the BJP’s rule over the past decade the per Capita income of the State had doubled, exports had grown three times and 5,800 villages were getting round-the-clock electricity compared with only 538 such villages in 2014.