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Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda said they are making sure that farmers get adequate minimum support price (MSP) and the party will also implement recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report.
Updated : Dec 02, 2017, 06:10 AM IST
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Bharatsinh Solanki on Friday told mediapersons that the party will release its manifesto on December 5 or 7. "If we come to power, we will create a stress-free environment for all. We are planning to have happiness index in the state. We will take steps to ensure no one sleeps hungry. In the next three years, there won't be any beggars on the streets. We will improve the Human Development Index and add Happiness Index."
Besides taking steps to solve the problem of traffic and pollution, he said, "If Congress comes to power, we will waive loans of farmers and provide them electricity for 16 hours. For employment generation, we will work to revive the small and medium scale industries."
He added that during revival of GIDC and other industries, Congress 'government' will give unemployment allowance to youth, till they get employed. "For 12th pass Rs3,000, for graduate- Rs3,500, for technical and post graduate- Rs4,000. As per an estimate, around 80% engineers are unemployed. We will give them Rs4,000 as unemployment allowance," remarked Solanki.
Taking a jibe at BJP, Solanki said they have done nothing but copied Congress's schemes. "In 2012, we announced a housing scheme. It was copied by BJP and it promised to give 50 lakh houses but the irony is they have hardly allotted 4 lakh houses," he claimed.
Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda said they are making sure that farmers get adequate minimum support price (MSP) and the party will also implement recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report.