Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday claimed that the BJP has fulfilled 90 per cent of promises, which the party had made in its last Assembly election 2014 manifesto. Das, on the occasion of release of BJP manifesto, also highlighted the achievements of his Government.
Das said, “The BJP is only party which believes in fulfilling its promises. In last five years the State Government has worked in fulfilling all the promises it has made in 2014 Assembly election.” He said for the BJP its manifesto is like holy book, Geeta, Quran and Bible. He said the BJP in its manifesto in 2014 has strongly talked strengthening vigilance department, checking the illegal nexus involved in transfer/posting and the party is happy that it is successful in attaining the goals.
Highlighting some of the schemes of his Government, Das said, “In the step towards women empowerment, we have successfully introduced Mukhyamantri Sukanya Samridhi Yojana under which girl child from her birth to 18 years get financial assistance. Similarly, the Government has introduced registry of property up to Rs 50 lakh at token Rs 1 for women. Strengthening sakhi mandals is another step in women empowerment.”
The CM claimed that for welfare of farmers, the Government has successfully introduced CM Krishi Ashirwad Yojana under which farmers get Rs 5,000 per acre for farm land.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu this year in August launched the Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana (MMKAY). Farmers having agricultural land up to 5 acres are entitled to get Rs 5,000 for each acre with maximum amount up to Rs 25,000.
The MMKAY scheme of Raghubar Das Government is additional to PM Kishan scheme under which farmers will get Rs 6,000 per acre in three installments. The State Government through the scheme aims at disbursing Rs 3,000 crore in the account of 35 lakh farmers by December this year.
The CM also said the State Government has increased the minimum support price (MSP) in paddy by Rs 150 so that the farmers get their right return of their agriculture produce.
Das added the State has established a record by giving jobs to over one lakh youths in the private sector in single day. In January this year, a total of 1,06,000 youths got jobs with Governor Droupadi Murmu, Chief Minister Raghubar Das and other guests handing over letters to some skill-trained youth symbolically during the ‘Global Skill Summit, 2019’.
Echoing the views of Chief Minister, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said in last five years from 2014 to 2019 the State Government to meet the aspirations of people has launched various welfare schemes.
Munda said, “The BJP believes in the policy of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas and in this step the State Government has worked in meeting the aspirations of all section of society. The works which has not been achieved will be met in next five years.”
The BJP manifesto promises slew of measures for the farmers, including a loan of up to Rs 3 lakh with easy repayment options and a mobile handset.
A Jharkhand Tribal Empowerment Institution will be set up in the State to address the problems faced by tribal people and welfare schemes will be initiated to uplift their standard of living. A National Tribal University will come up in Jharkhand in the next five years to encourage higher education among them, it claimed.
The BJP function was attended by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, State BJP election in-charge Om Prakash Mathur, State BJP president Laxman Gilua, State BJP in-charge Ram Vichar Netam among others.