Free LPG cylinder, Rs 2,000 for women and men More: BJP promises in manifesto for Tamil Nadu polls

this bjp The manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, released on Tuesday, promised monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 to women heads of households and a one-time assistance of Rs 10,000 to each family.Announcing the initiative, Union Minister JP Nadda outlined key proposals aimed at providing financial assistance, security and economic empowerment to women. “The main highlight of the manifesto is that we will provide a monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 to all women heads of households and a one-time assistance of Rs 10,000 to every family when we come to power under the AIADMK leadership,” he said.Apart from the above promises, the party has also promised to provide free LPG cylinders every year and provide support of Rs 25,000 to eligible women for purchasing electric scooters. It also proposes to provide interest-free loans of up to Rs 50 lakh to women-led cooperative societies, self-help groups and MSMEs and make it mandatory for manufacturing units to source 20 per cent of their procurement from these groups.The party has also proposed women safety measures in its manifesto such as zero FIRs, victim witness protection and special fast-track courts for heinous crimes like sexual offences. The party also promised to achieve 100 per cent blind-spot-free CCTV coverage in buses, schools and colleges and better utilization of Nirbhaya funds.For farmers, the BJP said it will increase benefits under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi by adding Rs 3,000 to the existing annual support of Rs 6,000.Tamil Nadu will go to polls in phases on April 23 and counting of votes is scheduled for May 4.The main contest is expected to be between the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, which includes the Indian National Congress, DMDK and VCK, and the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party and PMK as allies.