Kickstarting the Congress election campaign in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced 10 guarantees to the voters by releasing the party's election manifesto.
Baghel said that within 10 days of taking power, the Congress will restore the old pension scheme, give free electricity up to 300 units to every household, Rs 1,500 a month to women between 18 and 60 years, employment to 5 lakh youth and ensure that gardeners have the right to fixed prices of fruits.
He said a startup fund of Rs 680 crores will be ensured for the youth, mobile clinics for free treatment in every village, four English medium schools in the each assembly constituency, 10 litres of milk will be procured every day from livestock owners and cow dung to be procured at Rs 2 per kg.
Baghel said that after much deliberation it was decided that the state government would procure 10 litres of milk from cattle owners so that they get a fair price for milk. The additional income would be the procurement of cow dung at Rs 2 per kg.
These 10 guarantees of the Congress party can be considered as a ‘mini manifesto’, he said.