Hyderabad: Releasing its manifesto, the Telugu Desam Party on Thursday promised to implement a slew of measures aimed at empowering every section of the society.
"Ensuring economic, food and health security would be top on the agenda of TDP if voted to power in this month's poll," TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said while releasing the manifesto at the NTR Trust Bhavan in Hyderabad.
Prime among the promises made by TDP in its 64-page manifesto are an unique cash transfer scheme for the vulnerable sections, free colour television to families living below poverty line, comprehensive health insurance covering ailments from fever to heart problems, creation of 1,250 Modern Development Corridors for generation of about 25 lakh jobs, creation of a Rs 1,000 crore market stabilisation fund for the agriculture sector.
Besides, a Rs 500-crore Farmers Protection Fund, a monthly unemployment benefit of Rs 1,000 to unemployed youth, creation of 50 lakh jobs in government and private sectors as well as self-employment, special grants to entrepreneurs for setting up industries in rural areas and supply of cooking gas for Rs 150 per cylinder has also been promised.
The government would create a Rs 5,000 crore corpus fund and also pool up another Rs 5,000 crore from banks as loan for employment generation through industrial development.
"This would give major boost to the economy besides empowering the youth," Chandrababu said.
On Telangana, the TDP leader said they would take all required legal and political steps for creation of a separate state.
Under the CTS, a poorest of the poor family would get Rs 2,000, a poor family Rs 1,500 and a middle-class family Rs 1,000 a month.
"All eligible poor would be provided housing at Rs 1 lakh per unit," the Telugu Desam chief said.
Observing that television was the "prime source of infotainment and not a luxury", he said, "The free colour television offer would provide a wealth of knowledge to the poor besides being a source of mental relief from their daily toil."
The TDP President also promised to enact a legislation to check political corruption in the state.
Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy and his family stand testimony to the unabashed political corruption.
The election affidavits filed by the chief minister and his son Jaganmohan Reddy in 2004 and 2009 speak volumes of their personal wealth creation, the TDP chief said.
Stating that the agriculture sector too would be promoted to the international level on par with the Information Technology sector, he said, an Agriculture Development Authority would be set up.
Small and marginal farmers would be provided interest-free farm loans up to Rs 25,000. For loans over Rs 25,000, only 25 paisa interest will be charged. Weavers will get institutional loans at just 10 paisa interest, he added.
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