BJP’s Releases 2nd manifesto for free KG-to-PG education; 10 lakh cover for auto, taxi drivers

BJP’s Releases 2nd manifesto for free KG-to-PG education; 10 lakh cover for auto, taxi drivers

The BJP on Tuesday released the second part of its election manifesto which promised free education from “KG-to-PG” for needy students in government education institutes and assured a Rs 10 lakh insurance and Rs 5 lakh accident cover for domestic helps and auto-taxi drivers. It also pledged a one-time assistance of Rs 15,000 for UPSC aspirants.

In the run-up to the assembly polls, major contenders AAP, BJP and Congress have rained Delhi with freebies and schemes for various sections of the society, including women, students, elderly, auto-taxi drivers, domestic workers, washermen, street vendors, temple priests and gurudwara granthis among others.

Presenting the second part of the BJP’s Sankalp Patra, former Union minister Anurag Thakur said a special investigation team (SIT) will be formed to probe all “irregularities and scams” of the AAP government if the party comes to power in Delhi.

The broad contours of the schemes announced in the manifesto had already been described, a senior BJP leader said, adding that the final modalities and eligibility criteria will be worked out once the party’s government is formed.

Addressing a press conference, Thakur said the party will provide a one-time financial assistance of Rs 15,000 and reimburse fees and travel expenses twice for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and state civil services examinations.

The BJP also assured that its government in Delhi would launch ‘Dr BR Ambedkar Stipend Yojna’ to provide Rs 1,000 monthly aid to Scheduled Caste (SC) students at polytechnic and skill centres in the national capital.