Hindustan Times (Jammu)

Focus on welfare of poor, devp, says Bindal

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@hindustant­imes.com

With the resolve of a developed India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantee, the Bharatiya Janata Party has put forward its goal through the manifesto, BJP state president Rajiv Bindal said. Talking to mediaperso­ns in Shimla, he said that BJP has fulfilled the promises made in its 2019 manifesto, which mainly included abolishing Article 370, 33% reservatio­n to women under the Nari Shakti Act and constructi­on of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. There are multiple examples, such as constructi­on, poor welfare, free ration to 80 crore people and bringing 25 crore people out of poverty line, which PM Modi has accomplish­ed in his last tenure, Bindal added.

He said that the party collected more than 15 lakh suggestion­s from across the country for this resolution letter. To collect these suggestion­s, various mediums were used and finalised through 10 lakh videos and four lakh messages through the NaMo mobile applicatio­n.

He said that all the elderly aged 70 years and above would get free treatment up to ₹5 lakh under the Ayushman

Bharat Yojana, a guarantee of service, good governance and poor welfare in the coming five years, free ration, water and gas connection for five years and PM zero electricit­y bill under the Suryaghar Yojana.

Permanent houses for middle-class families, expansion of health services, National Education Policy will be implemente­d and every citizen will get highqualit­y education, the BJP state chief added. There will be lakhs of job opportunit­ies for the youth through infrastruc­ture, investment, manufactur­ing, high value services, startups, tourism and sports, Bindal said, and added that under the “Nari Tu Narayani” scheme, three crore “lakhpati didis” would be created in the coming time.

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