10 lakh jobs, Rs 15 lakh health cover: INDIA bloc unveils Jharkhand poll manifesto

The INDIA bloc on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections, promising 10 lakh jobs for youth, hike in reservations and insurance coverage of up to Rs 15 lakh for the poor.

In Short

• Manifesto includes 7 guarantees like food security, social justice
• Hemant Soren, Mallikarjun Kharge unveiled joint 'Nyay Patra'
• Elections in Jharkhand to be held in two phases on Nov 13 and 20

Chief Minister Hemant Soren, along with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other INDIA bloc partners, on Tuesday unveiled a joint manifesto for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, promising 10 lakh jobs for youth and health insurance coverage of up to Rs 15 lakh for the poor.

The newly presented manifesto, named 'Nyay Patra', promises seven guarantees for the people of Jharkhand.

"In elections, it is important to tell voters why they should vote in favour of a particular party. Keeping this in view, the leaders of the INDIA bloc are present here. We are presenting before you 7 guarantees regarding what we will carry forward in the government that comes after the elections," Hemant Soren said during an election rally in Ranchi, which was also attended by leaders of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Meanwhile, the Congress president said that the INDIA bloc has fulfilled our guarantees in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

"Today the INDIA alliance has placed 7 guarantees before you, which are for the public. We have fulfilled our guarantees in the past and will continue to do so in the future. PM Modi came here yesterday, he mentioned me in his speech and said that there is no trust in the guarantee of Congress. But the public knows that Congress fulfills whatever guarantee it gives. There is no trust left in Modi's guarantee. He has never been able to fulfil his promise," Kharge said.

7 GUARANTEES OF INDIA BLOC FOR JHARKHAND

Guarantee of food security

• Gas cylinder for Rs 450
• 7 kg ration for every person every month

Guarantee of 1932-based Khatian

• Locality policy will be implemented on 1932-based Khatian
• Sarna Dharma Code will be implemented

Maiya Samman Yojna

• Honorarium of Rs 2,500 per month for women

Guarantee of social justice

• 28% reservations for ST, 12% for SC and 27% for OBC

Guaranteed employment and health protection

• 10 lakh jobs for youth
• Health insurance up to Rs 15 lakh for poor

Guaranteed education

• Degree colleges will be built in all blocks
• There will be engineering, medical colleges and universities in the district headquarters

Guarantee of farmer welfare

• MSP on paddy will be increased to Rs 3,200
• MSP on other agricultural products will be increased by 50%

Elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will be held in two phases -- November 13 and 20, and the counting of votes will take place on November 23. In the 2019 Assembly election, Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won 30 seats, the BJP bagged 25 and Congress secured 16 seats.