The Haryana Congress on Saturday released the poll manifesto days ahead of the assembly polls in the state with the focus on welfare of farmers, their dignity along with financial assistance for women and jobs for the youth. The party has also vowed to set up of a commission for farmers' welfare, Rs 2 crore f🤪or families of martyred soldiers, promoting labour-intensive units for gene🙈rating employment and reconstitution of the Haryana Minority Commission.
Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and former Rajasthan 🌸chief minister Ashok Gehlot among other leaders were present on this occasion.
Addressing the media here on Saturday, Gehlot said the manifesto was prepared after consulting all section🌜s of the society.
"The Congress has the credibility that whatever it promises, it fulfils," he said. He exuded con꧅fidence that the Congress ﷽will form the government after the polls.
Haryana Congress leaders claimed they considered the financial implications of each poll p🐎romise they made in the manifesto.
Congress Releases Manifesto Ahead Of Haryana Assembly Polls | Top Points
The C𒐪ongress had𝓀 already announced seven 'guarantees' -
a legal guarantee for an MSP
a caste survey
gas cylinders for Rs 500
monthly financial assistance of R🅺s 2,000 to every woman between 18-60 years and Rs 6,000 monthly pension for the elderly, disabled, and widows
two lakh permanent government jobs
300 units of free electricity
free medical treatment of up to Rs 25 lakh
Congress MLA and in-charge of the state manifesto committee Geeta Bhukkal said a farmers' commission will be formed for their welfare and the problems of th💟e state's farmers will be resolved on priority basis. Small farmers will be given diesel on subsidy and farmer diesel card will be issued for that, Bhukkal said.
A memorial🍨 for the farmers who died during the movement against the𝓰 three now-repealed farm laws will be set up and a government job will be given to one family member of each farmer who died during the agitation, she said.
A total of 736 farmers who died during the stir will be given the "martyr" st𝄹atus.
On the issue of the Satluj Yamuna Link canal, Bhukkal said the SYL canal is the state's lifeline, adding, "efforts wiꩵll be made to get the Supreme Court's verdict, which was madꦅe in favour of Haryana, implemented."
The Congress has also promised to shut the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) or the family ID portal, the BJP govern𓄧ment's flagship programme.
Congress vowed to also review the property ID scheme and 'Meri Fasal Mera Byora' portal, according to the poll manifesto. All other portals due to which the general public is "facing di𓃲fficulties" in availing government facilities will be reviewed, it said.
The party has also promised that the scheduled caste commission will be reorganised and constitutional aꦛnd administrative powers will be given to it. T𒀰he creamy layer limit for the backward classes will be raised from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, the Congress promised. It also promised to set up a backward class welfare commission for the upliftment of OBC.
The Congress promised re💯constitution of the Haryana minority commission, it said.
For the Sikh community, the party has promised to hold the election🐓s of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, it said.
In Mewat, a university will be set up and💖 skill centres will also come up in each block of the district, it said.
A new industrial policy for indu🍌stri✨al development in the state will be introduced and labour-intensive industrial units will be encouraged to provide employment, it said.
The party promised that Rs 2 crore will🅺 be given as 'Shaheed Samman Rashi' to the family of any soldier who sacrificed his life for the country. It also pledged a job to one family member of a martyr and financial assistan🍌ce for the education of their children, it said.
On the lines of the Sainik Welfare Board, the Congress will set up a param🐻ilitary welfare board, it said.
The Congress also promised to give financial and administrative powers to elected representatives of the Panღchayati Raj institutions, including zila parishads, block committees and gram pancha🦂yats.
It also p🔯romised to hike wages under MGNREGA toไ Rs 400 per day.
The p♑arty alsoꦗ promised to frame strict laws to prevent mob lynching, hate murders, honour killings and other crimes. To make Haryana a drug-free state, the party promised formation of a drug de-addiction commission and to increase the number of de-addiction centres.
A policy oಌf 'bring medal, get post' will be implemente🙈d to promote sports, it said.
It also promised the formation of a Brahmไin we🐻lfare commission and a Punjabi welfare board.
The Congress promised to shut down the Haryana Kushal Rozgar Nigam, set up by the BJP government for providing contractual employment. It said the party will form a fast track court to de🍬al with cases of paper leak for job exams.
It promised to release a recruitment calendar for ඣthe entire year for government jobs.
Haryana goes to polls on October 5 while results will be dec😼lared on October 8.
