Bhubaneswar:Odisha is going for Assembly and Lok Sabha Polls Simultaneously
BJP National President Amit shah today released ‘Sankalp Patra’ Party Manifesto for ‘New Odisha ‘in Presence of Senior Leaders Dharmendra Pradhan,Baijayant Jai Panda
Empowering farmers; Agriculture and irrigation
* Free farmers and sharecroppers from the clutches of
moneylenders and from their debt burden by providing interest free crop loans
to all sharecroppers, small and marginal farmers of Odisha.
* BJP will ensure 100% implementation of the Pradhan Mantri
Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).
* Promise to provide 1.5 times the input cost as the MSP for
all eligible crops.
* Facilitate the clearance of dues owed to the sugarcane
farmers by the sugar mills in the first 150 days of forming the government and
revive the sugar mills across the state.
*Mobile Dhaan Procurement Vans to facilitate the collection
and procurement of Paddy at the doorstep of every farmer
* Promise to extend the pension benefits under Pradhan Mantri
Shramyogi Mandhan Yojana to include all agricultural labourers, sharecroppers,
and small and marginal farmers, thereby enabling them to receive a pension of
Rs. 3000 per month upon crossing the age of 60 years.
* Chasi Samman Card to ensure that the various benefits that
are due to them are made available to them effectively.
* Promise to expand the irrigation network in the state
through a dedicated fund of Rs. 1,00,000 crores over the next five years.
* Subsidy of 95% on solar pumpsets with capacity of 3 HP and
5 HP to all farmers
* Mission INDRA (Integrated Drought Proofing and Rainfed
Agriculture) to promote comprehensive rain water harvesting and ground water
management, including the construction of 5000 check dams across the state.
* Grain Storage Warehouses and Cold Chain facilities in every
cluster of Gram Panchayats
*Promise to provide marine fishermen with 300 litres diesel
and kerosene at 50% subsidy every year.
* promise to set up a Rs 150 Crore fund for “Odisha Silk
Mission” to double the production of high quality silk in the State, especially
of the Tasar variety, and to facilitate the modernisation of the silk industry.
Women’s safety and
security
* Promise to enact a legislation making a provision to award
the capital punishment to those involved in rape of girls aged 15 years or
younger.
*One-time loan waiver for all outstanding loans taken by
women SHGs and to create a revolving fund of Rs. 2000 Crore to provide interest
free loans and seed money to both old and new SHGs.
*Smartphones to all members of Women’s SHGs with 2GB monthly
data.
*To increase the remuneration of the Anganwadi workers to Rs
15000 and for helpers to Rs 9000 and a retirement benefit of Rs 1 lakh.
*Shail Bala Two-wheeler Yojana to provide a two-wheeler free
of cost to all meritorious girl students upon completion of Plus-two education.
* Subhadra Samriddhi Yojana wherein every girl child on
enrollment in 10th class, 12th class and graduate education will receive Rs
10,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively, and on completion of graduate
education will receive Rs 15,000 in her bank account opened at the time of her
birth.
Odisha Pride – Tourism, Art and Culture
* Statue of Buxi Jagbandhu at Khurda and a world class museum
and memorial in remembrance of the Paika Bidroha, the First War of Independence
in India.
* Will establish a Rs 2000 crore Odisha Tourism Skill Fund to
train and upskill 5 lakh local youth from tourists hubs to empower them to
chart their own future.
* Promise to further expand the tourism potential of the
state by investing in 15 new tourism circuits
* Increase of the Tourism Department budget to Rs 1000 Crore
to effectively market and popularise the travel and tourism avenues in Odisha
across India and the world.
*Promise to develop Puri as the Spiritual Capital of India.
Rural & Urban Development and Infrastructure
*Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Monitoring Task Force to ensure smooth transition to normality for all those
who are affected by natural and man made disasters
* Existing capacity of solar power production will be
trippled upto 4GW in the next 5 years.
*Odisha Renewable Energy Development Fund of Rs 500 crore to
accelerate the development of renewable sources of energy in the state
* 50% subsidy on purchase of CNG and electric public
vehicles, and to invest in creating the necessary infrastructure to support
these vehicles across the state.
*40 % subsidy for installing Rooftop Solar Power units for
both domestic and institutional purposes and buy back the excess power
generated through these units to help augment their income
*Gopabandhu Rural Advancement Mission (GRAM) with a budgetary
allocation of Rs 1 lakh Crore over 5 years.
* Subhash Chandra Bose Advancement and Rejuvenation of
Nagaras (SUBARNA) Yojana with a budgetary allocation of Rs 35,000 Crore over 5
years
*Rs 1500 crore Odisha Smart Cities Mission fund to further
develop 15 towns and cities on the lines of Smart Cities
*Will expedite the process of constructing the 415 kms-long
Digha-Gopalpur Coastal Highway project.
*Feasibility studies to initiate a Capital Area Metro Rail
Project to connect and integrate the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
* Mahanadi riverfront in Cuttack will be transformed by
building a world class infrastructure and recreational facilities.
*Will ncrease the fleet of current transport buses from 344
to 1000 across Odisha.
* Will ensure that all 30 districts of the state are
connected by rail. 9. The party promised 15 ports on the coastal belt of Odisha.
* Domestic electricity consumption by EWS households of upto
50 units will be charged at a reduced rate of Re. 1/unit.
*24×7 metered tap water supply of potable, uncontaminated
drinking water to all households.
* Iodised salt packets priced at Re. 1 will be made available
through PDS along with the Re 1 rice scheme.
* Old age pension to Rs 1000 for the age group above 60 years
and to Rs 1500 per month for those above the age of 79 years.
Holistic Upliftment of Tribals of Odisha
*Promise to provide 3 kg daal and 1 kg of salt
free of cost to all BPL Tribal and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group
households to counter the problems with malnourishment and anaemia.
* Will ensure procurement of all minor forest products at
Minimum Support Price (MSP) and ensure payment of this MSP within a week of
procurement of the produce.
*Promise to reimburse the GST collected on Kendu leaves.
* 13 Laxman Nayak Residential Training academies in every
scheduled district for Adivasi youth to provide free coaching for all
competitive exams
*The BJP will ensure that all patta claims of
tribal settlers are settled within the next 5
years.
* Will ensure that PESA rules are notified and implemented
within 3 months of
our coming to power.
* Will ensure that Forest Rights Act is strictly implemented,
and the development of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribe communities is taken
up on priority basis.
