With less than two weeks to go for the elections, AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, on Thursday, released the party’s poll manifesto at a public rally at Perunthurai in Erode district.
Some of the key promises made in the manifesto include:
Waiver of all farm loans in the state.
Rs 40,000 crores of farm loans to be given between 2016 to 2021.
Steps to be taken to increase the height of the Mullaiperiyar Dam level to 152 feet.
Steps to be taken to include the fishermen community under the category of STs
Ban on Jallikattu to be lifted
100 units of free electricity to be provided for all households`
Maternity assistance to the tune of Rs 18000 to be provided to women
Guaranteed job to be provided for one person in each family
Free laptops and internet connections to be provided students of class 11 and class 12 in the state.
Subsidy of 50% to be provided on scooters purchased for women
100 units of free electricity to every household will be provided
Education loans to be waived off for unemployed graduates
Master health check-ups and women-centric health checkups to be provided in all districts
Lokayukta to be set up in the state
Ration card holders to get free cell phones
Ensure Karnataka won't build a dam across Cauvery
Link all the rivers flowing across TN
Athikadavu-Avinasi scheme to be implemented
New milk cooperative societies to be formed
BPL families to be provided 4 goats for free
Separate scheme for construction of houses for fishermen
Amma Banking Card to be provided for the poor
Rs 1 lakh to be provided for temples of local deities
One sovereign of gold to be provided for women ahead of marriage
Housing loan for state government employees to be increased to Rs 40 lakh
3 cents land for free for BPL families without a roof over their head
Universities to be linked through Cloud Computing for the benefit of students
Universities to be linked to industry to provide internship opportunities during summer to increase employment opportunities of students
24X7 Mother-Child Welfare Society to be opened
All government hospitals to have seperate ICU wards
The implementation of NEET to be objected to
3,000 MW electricity from solar power
New thermal power plants over the course of next 5 years
Losses from dropping tea prices to be compensated to plantation workers
Dr. Ambedkar foundation to be established at Rs.5 crore
New textile parks and silk parks to be established
200 units free electricity for handloom weavers
No FDI in retail in TN
Approval for construction of houses to be given within 45 days
Free buses rides for senior citizens
Mono rail in Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore
All government services to be digitized
Global Investors Meet to be conducted once in two years
First time entrepreneurs to be provided financial assistance
Special Economic Zones to be established in second-tier cities
Amma Collateral Guarantee fund to be established with Rs. 100 crore principal
Chennai Metro routes to be expanded
Complete alcohol prohibition
Nine month maternity leave for women
Free set top boxes for Arasu cable subscribers
And 500 rupees gift coupons for Cooptex as Pongal freebies
Methane extraction, Shale gas & gas pipelines will not be allowed through agricultural lands
Steps will be taken for establishing Separate Eelam for Tamils in Lanka
The list is being updated