As Andhra Pradesh voted to power a coalition force, comprising the TDP, Jana Sena and the BJP, sending Chandrababu Naidu as the chief minister for the fourth time, one finds the Super Six Guarantees they had put up in their election manifesto as the key driver of votes.
Here are the key pledges in the TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance manifesto:
- Final installment on mega DCCCs (District Central Cooperative Banks).
- Rs 4,000 monthly pension for the elderly (effective from April), Rs 6,000 pension for the differently abled and Rs 1,500 per month for every woman above 18 years of age.
- Free travel for women on RTC buses.
- 20 lakh jobs for youth within 5 years (4 lakh jobs per year).
- Rs 3,000 unemployment allowance per month.
- Maternity grant of Rs 15,000 per year for every mother. This amount increases with the number of children in the family.
Announcements:
- Thee free gas cylinders per year.
- Rs 20,000 assistance per farmer annually.
- Honorarium of Rs 10,000 per month for volunteers.
- Repeal of the Land Rights Act.
- Two cents of land for the elderly.
- Construction of decent houses for the elderly.
- Foreign education scheme.
- Festival allowances.
- Increased crop insurance coverage.
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