Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday unveiled five key points of its manifesto for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, pledging financial assistance of Rs 2,100 per month to women, five lakh jobs for youth, and housing for all if voted to power. The ‘Panch Pran’ (five vows) of the manifesto were released by Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi, alongside Union ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Annapurna Devi, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Assembly elections in Jharkhand are scheduled to take place later this year.
The saffron party will release another 25 key points of its manifesto to underline 25 years of Jharkhand’s formation and finally, a 150-point document, marking the 150th birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda. Jharkhand was created on November 15, 2000, which also happens to be the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda.
What is BJP's ‘Panch Pran’?
Elaborating on the ‘Panch Pran’, Marandi said households in the state will be able to purchase LPG gas cylinders at Rs 500. Besides, two cylinders would be provided free of cost in a year. He said the party would launch an assured employment drive in the state, with the aim to create five lakh self-employment opportunities for youths in five years. “Apart from this, 2,87,500 vacant posts in government departments will be filled. The appointment process will start after the very first cabinet meeting, and by November 2025, 1.5 lakh posts will be filled,” Marandi said.
The party, if it comes to power, would also provide financial assistance of Rs 2,000 under the ‘Yuva Saathi’ scheme to graduate and postgraduate students for up to two years, so that they could prepare for competitive examinations, he said. Marandi said the BJP would launch the ‘Gogo-Didi’ scheme as part of its mission to empower women, and under the programme, women will get assistance of Rs 2,100 per month. Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said schemes like ‘Gogo Didi’ have been launched in several BJP-ruled states.
(With PTI inputs)
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