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Sunday, December 2, 2018

2018 Rajasthan Assembly Elections - Congress releases party manifesto; focus on agrarian crisis, job creation

Loan waiver to farmers, free education to girls and women, unemployment allowance of up to Rs 3,500 to educated youth and pension to elderly farmers are among the promises the Rajasthan Congress has made in its election manifesto released on Thursday Nov 29,2018

AICC general secretary Avinash Pande, Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and chairman of the manifesto committee Harish Choudhary released the manifesto titled ‘Jan Ghoshna Patra’.

Pilot said the party reached out to people through online and offline modes and received nearly two lakh suggestions before coming out with its manifesto. He said the party aims to implement the manifesto in a time-bound manner on formation of a Congress government in the state.

Highlighting the promises made in the manifesto, Pilot said the government will waive farmers’ loan, provide free education to girls and women and give up to Rs 3,500 monthly allowance to educated unemployed youths

In the manifesto, the Congress said it would like to have agriculture equipment and tractor exempted from Goods and Services Tax(GST)

The party said recommendation to bring petrol and diesel under GST will be made from the GST Council.

Promoting organic farming, pension to elderly farmers, promotion to export of crops like onion, garlic, gwar and cotton, development of dairy industry, push to fisheries, wi-fi and internet facility to every panchayat, linkage of maximum villages with eastern Rajasthan canal project, free education to girls or women in government institutions were made.

The party promised to ensure quality health services to citizens, availability of wheat to BPL families at Re 1 per kg, easy monetary loans to youths and no fare in state-run buses for candidates travelling to appear in competitive exams.

It also announced to expedite work on rail connectivity in Dungarpur, Banswara and Tonk districts by working on Ajmer-Tonk-Sawaimadhopur, Dungarpur-Banswara-Ratlam railway line projects. Rail line is a prominent poll issue in Tonk where Pilot is contesting elections.

It has also promise new industry and tourism policies, promotion of local art, culture and heritage; a 24X7 women helpline, women ITI and poly-technic college in every district, increase in pension scheme for elderly people, journalists’ protection act, advocates’ protection act, implementation of accountability act, steps for the security of temples, mosques, church and all other religious places

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