Free insurance, subsidised LPG cylinders part of BRS manifesto

A free life insurance cover of up to ₹5 lakh for each family below poverty line (BPL), a gradual increase in financial assistance to farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme in the next five years and supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder at ₹400-these were among a slew of promises announced by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Sunday ahead of the assembly elections next month.

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan, BRS chief and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, said his government had implemented all the promises it made during the 2018 elections to make the state number 1 in all aspects, and expressed confidence that his party would return to power in this year's polls.

"We have the country's best economic policy, agriculture policy, drinking water policy, irrigation policy, power policy, Dalit policy, welfare policy, industrial policy and housing policy, which are successfully being implemented.

The present manifesto is aimed at not only continuing all these policies, but also introducing new schemes that would improve the livelihood of all sections of people...," he said.