Puducherry, March 26
Free education for girls from kindergarten to higher education, 50 per cent quota for women in local bodies, re-opening of textile mills and setting up of textile parks were some of the proposals made in the BJP’s poll manifesto unveiled here on Friday.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the manifesto titled ‘BEST Puducherry’ which meant Puducherry should become a ‘business hub (B), education hub (E), spiritual hub (S) and tourism hub (T)’. Some other proposals were: a 150-foot tall statue of Tamil poet Subramanian Bharathi, holding of world investors meet to attract investments for industrial development, steps to ameliorate the lot of poor fishermen, and development of ports and augmenting infrastructure. — PTI
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