OTHER BIG PROMISES
For women — six gas cylinders per year, cable TV connection, solar-powered cooking stove
For students — waiver of educational loans, college students to get 2 GB free data for for a year
For farmers — ₹7,500 agricultural subsidy, MSP for turmeric, onion, tapioca, paddy, sugarcane, banana, millets; renting of Agri equipment
For unemployed youth — IT parks in every district, skill development univ, doubling of monthly assistance
FREE washing machines for all women rice card holders, an increase in the maternity leave for government employees to one year and a 50 per cent reduction in city bus fares for women are the top promises made by the AIADMK’s manifesto that is heavily loaded in favour of women.
The manifesto, with 163 promises, was released by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam at the AIADMK headquarters in the presence of senior party leaders on Sunday. It includes giving six gas cylinders per year free of cost, a solar-powered cooking stove for all family cardholders and a cable TV connection.
It has promises for all sections of society, especially women, students and the unemployed youth. The other “high cost” electoral promises include financial assistance of ₹1,500 per month for women, a waiver of educational loans, and a government job to one person from each family that doesn’t have any government employees.
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