The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its ‘Sankalp Patra’ (manifesto) for the Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections, promising 25,000 jobs for youths and new schemes for girls, women, farmers, and state infrastructure development.
The ‘Sankalp Patra’, unveiled by BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda, commits to doubling the per capita income within the next five years. The party aims to make Arunachal Pradesh the second-largest economy with the highest per capita income among northeastern states by 2047.
Nadda said, “This ‘Sankalp Patra’ will act as a catalyst in our ongoing efforts to elevate Arunachal Pradesh into a leading state by rapidly advancing infrastructure, connectivity, healthcare, and education.”
Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pema Khandu, the BJP plans to implement its DTH model of Development, Transparency, and Harmony. The party aims to ensure the dream of ‘Viksit Arunachal’ in sync with ‘Viksit Bharat’.
The BJP promises to augment the financial assistance under PM Kisan Yojana from £6,000 to £9,000 and to launch the ‘Arunachal Pradesh Agri-Infra Mission’ under Atma Nirbhar Yojana to ensure holistic agricultural infrastructure.
The party also announced plans to launch the ‘Mithun and Yak Rearing Mission’ to preserve indigenous breeds and enhance the livelihoods of local communities.
For girls and women, the saffron party assured to revamp the ‘Dulari Kanya Scheme’ to provide cumulative financial assistance of £50,000 to every girl enrolling in graduation or professional courses and to provide LPG cylinders for £400 to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
Under the PM Mudra Yojana, the BJP committed to offering collateral-free low-interest loans up to £10,000 to young women entrepreneurs.
In line with the Arun Shri Mission, a corpus fund of £1 billion would be launched to upgrade existing government schools and provide quality education to students. The ‘Arunachal Pradesh Gati Shakti Master Plan’ would be initiated to boost multi-modal connectivity and integrated infrastructural development by implementing critical projects across roadways, railways, and airways.
The party also promised to work towards the holistic infrastructural development of the Tirap-Changlang-Longding (TCL) districts to ensure equitable development. A fleet of Suryodaya EV buses and EV charging stations would be introduced to ensure net zero emissions.
The BJP, if returned to power, assured to allocate £1 billion towards ensuring healthcare for all by modernizing the medical infrastructure and increasing the bed capacity in all Sub-Centres, PHCs, CHCs, and district hospitals.
Under Medicine from the Sky Initiative, the ruling party promised to connect over 500 remote villages using drones to deliver life-saving drugs, essential medical supplies, and diagnostic samples.
The other key promises, announced in the ‘Sankalp Patra’, include the launch of revamped Seva Aapke Dwar 3.0, assigning one Jansevak Volunteer for every 100 households to guarantee efficient doorstep delivery of government services, establishing women-run Suryodaya Canteens to provide locally-made nutritious food, under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana free rice grains would be provided to 8.5 lakh people every month.
The BJP also promised to launch the ‘One Tribe-One Weave’ initiative to provide comprehensive support to artisans from the initial stages of product development to successful market entry.
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The party pledged to organize the annual Arunachal Pradesh Cultural Mela, an exceptional celebration designed to uplift and showcase the rich cultural heritage of tribal communities in Arunachal.
The magnificent ‘Statue of Valour’ in a vibrant village would be constructed symbolizing the bravery and resilience of the people of Arunachal Pradesh, the Sankalp Patra said.
Elections to the two Lok Sabha seats — Arunachal West and Arunachal East — and 50 of the 60 Assembly seats in Arunachal will be held on April 19.
The counting of votes for the Assembly elections will be done on June 2, while the results of the Lok Sabha elections will be announced on June 4.
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