Excellent manifesto makes BJP’s chances of winning brighter
Excellent manifesto makes BJP’s chances of winning brighter
New Delhi, 3 April, 2009
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday(Ram Navami) released it’s manifesto in Delhi. The manifesto is so well and inclusive that it has made BJP’s chances of winning the Lok Sabha elections 2009 brighter. While there is so much for the poor people in this manifesto, even middle class is happy with it because of new tax limit that the party has promised. The party has promised to fulfill Gandhiji’s wish of banning cow slaughter across India.
Following are the major promises in the populist manifesto.
The party promised in its manifesto to waive agricultural loans and provide 35 kg of rice or wheat at Rs.2 per kg for all families below the poverty line (BPL).
-All BPL families to get 35 kg of rice or wheat every month at Rs 2 per kg. This will be available against Food Coupons redeemable both at PDS and private outlets.
-Ensure farm loans at a maximum interest rate of 4 percent.
-Waive agricultural loans.
-Introduce a Farm Income Insurance Scheme through which both price and produce will be insured.
-Irrigate 35 million hectares of additional farmland within five years.
-Initiate special schemes for the urban poor, such as loans at four percent interest to poor vendors.
-Set up a Workers Bank to provide a safety net for unorganised sector workers.
-Revise minimum wages and ensure strict implementation of the Wages Act.
The party also promised to build one million houses for the poor every year. There is also a promise to provide bicycle to school-going girls in Below Poverty Line families:
The party said it would raise the slab of tax exemption of salaried class to Rs three lakh per annum. For women, the limit would be Rs 3.5 lakh per annum.
The BJP’s manifesto also promised to retrieve Indian money stashed abroad.
BJP sought to reach out to the armed forces promising them exemption from income tax and introduce ‘One Rank, One Pension’ scheme. They also promised a separate pay commission for the armed forces.
BJP manifesto promises promotion of alternative sources of energy and interlinking of rivers.
The BJP said it would bring down interest rates on housing loans to make urban housing affordable and give complete tax exemption to citizens above the age of 60.
The BJP will exempt all armed forces and paramilitary personnel from Income Tax if voted to power, the party said while releasing its manifesto on Friday for the Lok Sabha elections. In another populist promise, it said it would exempt individuals with an income of up to Rs 3 lakh per year from Income Tax.
The party said it would enact a “strong law” like POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) to counter terrorism and also strengthen coastal security.
The fencing of the Indo-Bangladesh border which was on the backburner will be taken up earnestly. The Chhattisgarh model of fighting Naxalism will be replicated across the country.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reiterated that it was “committed” to building a Ram temple in Ayodhya.
On the issue of Sethusamudram, a shipping channel to link India’s eastern and western coasts that the BJP is opposed to on grounds that it would destroy a chain of limestone shoals in the Palk straits that it dates back to the Ramayana, the BJP spokesperson said the party would not “allow anyone to touch it”.
The BJP has also said it would stop cow slaughter as it was an issue associated with “faith”.
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Bharatiya Janata Party
(Central Office)
11, Ashok Road, New Delhi – 110001
Tel. : 23005700 Fax : 23005787
Election Manifesto 2009
DETERMINED LEADER, DECISIVE GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY and HIGHLIGHTS
PUTTING POOR FIRST
1. All BPL families to get 35 kg of rice or wheat every month at Rs 2 per kg. This will be available against Food
Coupons redeemable both at PDS and private outlets.
2. Ensure farm loans at a maximum interest rate of 4 percent.
3. Waive agricultural loans.
4. Introduce a Farm Income Insurance Scheme through which both price and produce will be insured
5. Irrigate 35 million hectares of additional farmland within 5 years.
6. Initiate special schemes for the urban poor, such as loans at 4 percent interest to poor vendors.
7. Set up a “Workers Bank” to provide a safety net for unorganized sector workers.
8. Revise minimum wages and ensure strict implementation of the Wages Act.
ECONOMY GROWS, INDIA PROSPERS
1. Generate employment through massive public spending on infrastructure projects. Complete the implementation
of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s dream projects: National Highway Development Project by building 15-20 km
of new highways every day; and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, to link all villages with over 500 people
by all-weather road.
2. Introduce schemes to encourage private industry and services sectors. Ensure a low tax, low interest rate
regime.
3. Exempt personal Income Tax for those earning up to Rs 3 lakh per annum. For women and Senior Citizens, the
exemption will be Rs 3.5 lakh per annum. This will benefit over 3.5 crore people.
4. Complete exemption for interest income on bank deposits for all other than corporates and those who have
business income.
5. Scrap Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT), which is a source of harassment to employees and employers alike.
6. Abolish CST and fix a ceiling of 12-14 percent on GST.
7. Ensure watertight monitoring of regulatory bodies so that the public is secured from companies indulging in
fraudulent practices in the stock markets.
8. Construct 10,00,000 housing for the poor units every year; kick-start the real estate sector that is suffering at
present. Bring down interest on housing loans to make urban housing affordable.
9. Take firm steps to identify and retrieve Indian money stashed away in foreign banks. Estimated at Rs. 25 lakh
crore-Rs. 75 lakh crore, getting this amount back through international cooperation will be enough to complete
road and power connectivity throughout the country; ensure setting up of quality schools in all villages. This
quantum of black money, if recovered, will amount to allocating Rs 4 crore to every Indian village to improve
living conditions in the countryside.
10. Boost tourism sector: Identify 50 destinations and develop infrastructure, connectivity. Double foreign tourist
arrivals in 5 years to help generate employment in hospitality industry.
11. Ban on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector to help domestic retail trade.
WAR AGAINST ENEMIES WITHIN AND WITHOUT
1. BJP’s robust commitment to securing the nation against its enemies is well known. Our first priority will be to
take stern steps against terrorists, cross-border or home-grown. An improved POTA-type law will be
introduced. The intelligence mechanism shall be overhauled. India’s 4000-km long coastline will be fully
protected by enhanced naval security.
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2. We will systematically detect, detain and deport illegal immigrants who have emerged as a major source of
homegrown terror. Fencing of the India-Bangladesh border, deliberately neglected by the UPA in pursuit of
vote bank politics, will be speedily completed.
3. Use coercive diplomacy to isolate and compel countries engaging in exporting terror across the border to stop
their misadventure. Ensure that the foreign tap of separatist groups in India is completely turned off.
4. Wage a relentless war against Maoist groups throughout the country using the highly successful and popular
Chhattisgarh model.
5. Introduce a comprehensive National Identity Card for all citizens of India.
JAI JAWAN IN ACTION
1. All members of the armed forces and the para-military shall be exempted from payment of Income Tax. This
will benefit nearly 20 lakh people.
2. Take steps to set up a separate Pay Commission for the armed forces. Also revisit the existing pay structure to
ensure a better deal.
3. Implement one-rank-one-pension.
4. Push State Governments to introduce better schemes for the rehabilitation of ex-servicemen and explore
avenues for resettling them with gainful employment.
ENERGY SAVED, ENERGY GAINED:
1. Generate an additional 120,000 MW of electricity in 5 years through speedy conclusion of ongoing projects
while sanctioning new power plants. 20% of this will be through harnessing non-conventional energy sources.
2. Reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels by promoting renewable energy options such as run-on-river
electricity projects, solar, wind power and biomass.
3. Secure energy needs through aggressive diplomatic and commercial moves in oil-producing countries.
WOMEN EMPOWERED, NATION STRENGTHENED
1. Introduce the Madhya Pradesh BJP Government’s highly successful ‘Ladli Lakshmi’ Scheme throughout India
to directly transfer funds to the school going girl child to encourage education and secure economic selfsufficiency
for young women. Rs. 1.18 lakh after completion of 12th standard.
2. Pave the way for nationwide implementation of the Bhamashah Scheme proposed by the erstwhile BJP
Government in Rajasthan to directly pay Rs 1,500 to open a bank account for every adult woman, to be
accessed by biometric cards usable through fingerprint.
3. Provide bicycles to every school going girl child from BPL families throughout India.
4. Introduce special schemes to promote entrepreneurship among rural women through Self-help Groups (SHGs).
5. BJP remains committed to bring about 33 percent reservation for women in legislatures and will endeavour to
introduce it at the earliest.
6. Salaries of 28 lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers, who are the backbone of the Integrated Child Development
Scheme (ICDS) will be doubled.
7. BJP believes all sections of Indian women cannot be fully empowered without the enactment of a Uniform Civil
Code as decreed in the Directive Principles of the Constitution and emphasized repeatedly by the Supreme
Court. The party remains committed to implementing such a code after discussions with all sections of opinion.
YOUNG INDIA, NATION’S PILLAR
1. UPA has nurtured despair, frustration and joblessness among India’s young people who account for 50 percent
of the population. BJP will regenerate hope through massive vocational training programmes and job creation
schemes both in rural and urban areas.
2. A network of National Knowledge Incubation Centres will be set up throughout the country to identify and
groom young talent for every sector of the economy.
3. Study loans will be made cheaper and more accessible by fixing student loan interest at 4%.
4. BJP will create 1.2 million IT-enabled jobs in rural areas. Computer prices will be drastically cut to make it
affordable to every section. All educational institutions will have internet facilities within 5 years. Broadband
connectivity to every village.
5. Special provisions will be made for SC/ST/OBC and other underprivileged sections of the youth for skill
development with focus on web-based training.
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6. Launch an aggressive project to groom young sporting talent by allocating Rs 5,000 crore for creation of sports
infrastructure especially in educational institutions Appoint trained coaches; secure employment for
international medal winners. Sport will be a compulsory subject in school curricula.
NATION’S WEALTH, PEOPLE’S HEALTH
1. BJP is committed to making the right to clean water a fundamental right. A massive programme will be
launched to provide clean, drinking water to every citizen.
2. A regulatory authority to be set up for private hospitals and nursing homes to monitor unfair practices.
3. A comprehensive project to bring health-for-all by 2014.
4. Introduce a mandatory ‘Dial 108 for ambulance at your doorstep’ scheme throughout the country.
5. Revive the creation of new AIIMS, originally initiated by the NDA Government but neglected by UPA. All six
state-of-the-art hospitals will be rapidly constructed over the next 5 years.
6. Janani Suraksha Yojana to care for delivering mothers and infants will be strengthened.
7. Investment will be made to promote alternative medicine such as Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani etc.
8. Population stabilization holds the key to India’s prosperity. BJP will introduce schemes in consultation with
different sections to expedite serious progress in this direction.
PRIVILEGING THE UNDERPRIVILEGED:
1. BJP is deeply committed to creating a society of equal opportunities with Justice for All as its credo. Its State
Governments have introduced a series of schemes for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities –
especially in education, job training, poverty alleviation and promotion of entrepreneurial talent. These schemes
will be improved upon and the most successful among them replicated nationally. In addition, people living in
backward regions, particularly in the North-East, inaccessible forests and hilly areas will be prioritized.
2. Education and Job quota will be introduced for economically backward sections of society other than SCs, STs
and OBCs, for whom reservations will continue.
SENIOR CITIZENS:
1. Recognising the importance of Senior Citizens in nation-building and inculcating civilisational values, BJP
commits itself to reducing the age for receiving travel benefits from 65 to 60 years.
2. Complete tax exemption to senior citizens in respect of pension income.
CREATING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT:
1. Combating climate change and global warming through non-polluting technologies will be prioritized.
2. Importance given to programmes to arrest the melting of Himalayan glaciers from which most major rivers in
North India originate.
3. Protect and promote forests and afforestation.
4. Take all appropriate steps to save Tiger, the National Animal, and safeguard critical habitants of all wildlife.
Emphasis to be laid on protecting India’s resplendent but endangered bio-diversity.
DEFENDING THE CIVILISATION
1. The BJP remains committed to the construction of a grand Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.
2. BJP will not allow anybody to touch the revered Ram Setu. We will evolve a new route for Sethu Samudram
bypassing Ram Setu.
3. Cleaning the revered Ganga and other major rivers will be a priority. Local communities will be enrolled in this
gigantic task.
4. Cow protection is an article of faith with BJP. This will be pursued relentlessly.
5. Full integration of the nation is not possible as long as Article 370 stays on the statute books. BJP remains
steadfast in its belief that the provision must be removed to ensure Indian unity.
Jay shri Ram. To day is very important news given by BJP party.The manifesto declered by Bjp party is wounderfull all peoples are benefited in Bjp manifesto.We need strong Govt. and only Bjp party give us strong leader Ho. Advaniji.The main thing is promises is agricltures loan and farmers insurences, The rice or wheats provide to every poorfamilys in india by Rs.2 per month.Cheap housing loans plus every year 10lakhs houses bild for poor peoples.every poor girls provaide free bycicle.More strong law and orders. This manifesto is excelent for our nation and don’t forget this time voting is very important every worker keep eye in booths and bring all voters in to booths atalji Advaniji Modiji Rajnathji aap aage badho all peoples of our nation with you.
Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat Vandemataram
BJP releases election manifesto
The Pioneer
April 3, 2009
BJP on Friday revived its pet Hindutva themes of rebuilding Ram temple at Ayodhya and abrogation of Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir as it released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The saffron party also promised to give 35 kg rice or wheat per month at Rs two per kg for BPL families, which is seen as a counter to Congress’ offer of rice at Rs three per kg.
The BJP manifesto comes after 11 years as the party had released NDA manifestos along with its coalition partners in 1999 and 2004.
The BJP had then refrained from making any reference to the Ram Temple issue, saying it remained on the party’s agenda but was not a part of the NDA’s national agenda for governance.The party promised to enact strong POTA-like laws to tackle terrorism.
BJP also sought to reach out to the armed forces promising them exemption from income tax and introduce ‘One Rank, One Pension’ scheme. They also promised a separate pay commission for the armed forces.
In another populist promise, the party said it would raise the slab of tax exemption of salaried class to Rs three lakh per annum. For women, the limit would be Rs 3.5 lakh per annum.
Reaching out to farmers, the BJP said it will waive off all current loans and provide fresh loans at four per cent interest rate.
National Identity Card for all Indians
Aiming to equip every Indian with a National Identity Card, BJP on Friday promised to launch a programme to establish a countrywide system of such multipurpose cards so as to ensure national security.
Releasing its manifesto on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navmi, the BJP proposes to provide national identity cards to all citizens to ensure correct welfare delivery, accurate tax collection, financial inclusion and voter registration if the party comes to power at the centre.
Voter identity cards, PAN cards, passports, ration cards and BPL cards are already in use, but all of them do not include photographs.
The NDA proposes to make it incumbent for every Indian to have a National Identity Card. The programme will be completed in three years.
The National Identity Card will contain enough memory and processing capabilities to run multiple applications and will also be linked to a bank account.
All welfare payments including widow and old age pensions, through the wide range of schemes such as mother and child support, kisan credit, student assistance and micro-credit will be channelised through the National Identity Card.
The card will make it possible for individuals to save and borrow money and for farmers to get bank credit.
Bid to strength party’s pro-jawan image
BJP today took the ‘Jai Jawan’ plank a step ahead, promising ‘one rank-one pension’ for defence veterans and a blanket income tax exemption to both services and paramilitary personnel if voted to power.
“The Army, Air Force and Navy need to be strengthened in view of rapidly changing regional and global realities. Tragically, the services have been ignored by the Congress and failure to address the concerns of the Army, Air Force and Navy has bred undesirable discontent,” the saffron party’s manifesto, which was released here today, said.
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani, speaking on the highlights
of the manifesto concerning the armed forces, said the one rank-one pension demand of the retired personnel, for which they have been holding protests for long now, would be implemented if BJP wins in the Lok Sabha election.
Scoring over its rival Congress party’s manifesto, which had just two paragraphs, the BJP devoted a full page for the armed forces.
Concerned over the growing shortage of officer cadres in the defence forces, the BJP said it would meet the shortfall “by making the Services an attractive career option.”
Conversion issue raised
Taking up the issue of religious conversions, the BJP today promised to evolve a permanent mechanism to deal with the issue if it comes back to power.
In its manifesto released today, the saffron party has promised
to facilitate the setting up of a permanent inter-faith consultative mechanism under the auspices of noted religious leaders to promote harmony and trust between communities.
“This mechanism will also be used for a sustained and sincere inter-faith dialogue between leaders of the Hindu and Christian communities on all aspects of life including the issue of religious conversions,” said the manifesto.
The saffron party has maintained that the dialogue should be held in the spirit of the unanimous report of the inter-faith dialogue on conversions, which was organised at the Vatican in May 2006 by the Pontifical Council for Inter-Faith Dialogue and the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
The BJP maintained that it remains committed to a common Indian identity that transcends community, caste and gender with every citizen an equal participant in the building of a prosperous nation.
Uniform civil code for gender equality
The BJP today said it will set up a commission to draft a uniform civil code to ensure gender equality if the party is voted to power.
“There cannot be real gender equality till such time India adopts a Uniform Civil Code which protects the rights of all women. The BJP, as a first step towards this constitutionally mandated direction, will set up a Commission to draft a Uniform Civil Code,” the BJP manifesto said.
Article 44 of the Constitution lists Uniform Civil Code as one of the Directive Principles of State Policy.
‘Parl nod for internat treaties to be mandatory’
After being left wringing its hands over India-US civil nuclear deal for which NDA Government had set the ball rolling, BJP’s manifesto proposed a constitutional amendment to make Parliamentary approval with 2/3 majority mandatory for all crucial international treaties.
“BJP will frame necessary law, bring constitutional amendment in consultation with other parties so that no Government can sign international agreement, which would have its impact on country’s security, economy and sovereignty without approval of the Parliament,” BJP’s Manifesto Committee chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi said at the release function.
BJP had opposed the manner in which the UPA Government had signed the India-US civil nuclear deal, alleging the Government had compromised on India’s right to conduct nuclear tests and allowed curbs on its sovereign rights by permitting inspection of Indian nuclear installations.
The saffron party manifesto proposes a constitutional amendment making it mandatory for the government to seek Parliament’s approval by 2/3 majority before signing of any bilateral or multilateral international agreement that “impinges on the country’s strategic programmes, territorial integrity and economic interest”.
in my opinion the govt is not in a mood to release the benefits of one rank one pension. may be waiting the next time of election. the rates of pension sep to gen with year of service should be separately shown