From free cylinders to BPL families, to uniform civil code: Key promises in BJP's 16-point Karnataka manifesto

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party released its manifesto for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls at an event in Bengaluru on Monday making a host of promises topping which was provision of 3 free cooking gas cylinders to all BPL Below Poverty Level families annuallyThe free cylinders will be provided in three installments of one cylinder each in the months of Yugadi Ganesh Chaturthi and DeepavaliThe manifesto or the vision document was released by the BJPs national president JP Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor and Lingayat stalwart BS YediyurappaAlso in an announcement similar to the one in the runup to the Gujarat and Uttarakhand Assembly polls last year the BJP promised to implement Uniform Civil Code UCC in Karnataka on the basis of the recommendations of a highlevel committee which is to be constituted for the purposeAlso Read If we dont unite Mallikarjun Kharge takes a dig at BJP in KarnatakaThe ruling party in all made 16 promises in its vision document which promised to launch the Poshana nutrition scheme through which every BPL household will be provided with half litre Nandini milk every day and 5 kg Shri Annasiri dhanya millets through monthly ration kitsWe will introduce the Visvesvaraya Vidya Yojane under which the state government will partner with eminent individuals and institutions for holistic upgradation of government schools to top class standards the manifesto saidThe BJP also promised to launch the Samanvaya scheme to drive collaboration between SMEs and ITIs and generate a dynamic ecosystem of education and employment for talented young professionalsWe will provide career support for aspirational youth by providing financial incentives for students to pursue coaching for IASKASbankinggovernment jobs it saidUnderlining its commitment to the healthcare sector the BJP said it will strengthen the public healthcare infrastructure in the state through Mission Swasthya Karnataka by establishing one Namma clinic equipped with diagnostic facilities in every ward of municipal corporations Additionally we will also provide a free annual master health checkup for senior citizens the party stated in the vision documentWe will develop Bengaluru for the next generation by designating it as State Capital Region and executing a comprehensive technologyled city development program centred around Ease of Life cohesive transportation networks and enabling ecosystems for making Bengaluru a Global Hub of Digital Innovation the manifesto saidAiming to transform Karnataka into a hub of Electric Vehicles the BJP promised to set up charging stations supporting 1000 startups converting BMTC buses into fully electric buses and creating an EV City on the outskirts of BengaluruWe will set up a Rs30000 crore KAgri Fund to establish microcold storage facilities agro processing units in all GPs undertake modernisation and digitisation of APMCs accelerate farm mechanisation establish 5 new AgroIndustry clusters and 3 new Food Processing Parks supported by a 1000 strong FPO ecosystem it addedPromising to allocate Rs 1500 crore to develop the Kalyana Circuit Banavasi Circuit Parashurama Circuit Kaveri Circuit and Ganagapura Corridor the party said it aims to transform Karnataka into Indias most favoured tourist destinationWe will broaden the scope of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme by incorporating a comprehensive plan that encompasses logistics industrial clusters connectivity and export facilities generating 10 lakh manufacturing jobs Beyond Bengaluru it saidWe will improve the ease of living of apartment dwellers in Bengaluru by constituting the Karnataka Residents Welfare Consultative Committee to reform the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act 1972 and to modernise the grievance redressal mechanism the manifesto addedThe party promised to launch Sarvarigu Suru Yojane under which the Revenue Department will distribute 10 lakh housing sites across the state to the siteless or homeless beneficiariesWe will launch the Onake Obavva Samajika Nyaya Nidhi scheme through which we will provide a matching deposit up to Rs 10000 on 5 year fixed deposits made under the scheme by women of SC ST households it addedKarnataka will go to Assembly polls on May 10 and the counting of votes will be done on May 13This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever