Samikhsya Bureau
Ruling BJD will initiate steps for the empowerment of farmers, women, youth and for the joint upliftment of habitations and regions if voted to power, BJD Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here today.
The Manifesto promised to form Special Development Councils (SDC) in eight districts and three Sub Divisions to reduce regional imbalance, continue the KALIA scheme, constitute a commission to monitor the implementation of the KALIA scheme, provide crop loan up to Rs one lakh at zero per cent interest.
Mr Patnaik said the KALIA Scheme would continue and all farmers and landless agricultural labourers would be covered under Kalia scheme. An Assistance of Rs 10,000 per year for farmers and Rs 12,000 for landless labourers will be provided.
The manifesto promised to set up KALIA Commission to monitor KALIA implementation and to recommend revision of rates after three years. Crop loans would be provided at zero per cent interest up to Rs one lakh to the farmers.
It also promised to reserve 75 per cent jobs in all upcoming industries in Odisha for youths and provide Rs 5,000 crore government business to women SHG so that the SHGs will earn a profit of about Rs 500 crore.
Releasing the party manifesto for 2019 election, Mr Patnaik took a dig at the BJP saying unlike BJP ”we have implemented all promises made in 2014.”
But the BJP, Mr Patnaik said has failed to implement its promise made in 2014 which included according to Special category status to Odisha, double the SC/ST students scholarship, provide Rs 5 lakh to each SHG, Rs 1000 pension to widows, Slum dwellers rehabilitation policy, setting up of world-class hospitals in each district.
But on the contrary BJD has fulfilled its promises, the BJD supremo said.
He said the BJD election manifesto for 2019 was prepared as per the suggestions received from every section of people from across the state during a program carried out by the party over the last two months.
The people demanded that all pro-people schemes of the BJD government like KALIA, Biju Swsthya Kalyan Yojana, Mission Shakti, Ama gaon Ama Vikash, Peeta, Rs 1 kg rice should continue.
People also suggested that 2014 manifesto should be the base for 2019 manifesto and should be followed up so.The BJD, Mr Patnaik said will abide by the suggestions received from people.
