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Punjab Polls 2017: BJP woos Punjab poor with ghee, sugar

JALANDHAR: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released the BJP manifesto for the Punjab Assembly elections here on Sunday.

Punjab Polls 2017:  BJP woos Punjab poor with ghee, sugar

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley releasing the BJP manifesto for Punjab Assembly elections in Jalandhar on Sunday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh



Rachna Khaira

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 22

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released the BJP manifesto for the Punjab Assembly elections here on Sunday. 

Jaitley said with the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by July this year there would be an increase in the revenue of state governments. 

“Our poll manifesto is based on the infrastructure and social upliftment of the people of Punjab,” Jaitley said.  

Under the ‘Ek parivar, ek rozgaar yojana’, the party has promised a house for  every poor, besides 2kg  ghee and 5 kg sugar for blue card holders. 

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The manifesto also promised free education for girls of poor families till PhD. 

Also, it announced the implementation of the 7th pay commission and raising the retirement age of government employees to 60 years. 

It also promised opening of five new Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) in the state. 

BJP poll committee chairman Kamal Sharma said Rs 5 lakh relief money would be given to every family who got affected by terrorism in the state.  

He also said that to improve the economic condition of farmers, a Farms Income Commission will be constituted in the state that would help farmers to increase their revenue sources. 

Also, a group housing scheme for journalists was announced in the manifesto.

    Under the ‘Ek parivar, ek rozgaar yojana’, the party has promised a house for every poor, besides 2kg ghee and 5 kg sugar for blue card holders 

    Free education for girls of poor families till PhD

    Implementation of the 7th pay commission

    Raising the retirement age of government employees to 60 years

    Opening of five new Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI)  

    A Farms Income Commission will be constituted in the state that would help farmers to increase their sources

    Rs 5 lakh relief money would be given to every family who got affected by terrorism in the state

    A group housing scheme for journalists

 

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