PM Narendra Modi gestures as he speaks during an election rally ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Gaya. (Source: PTI)
7 years ago
Apr 08, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley are set to unveil the party's manifesto - a list of promises and issues they aim to focus on - for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Catch all the live updates here.
BJP proposed the creation of Rs 20,000-crore ‘Seed Startup Fund’ in its election manifesto.
It also said it will provide collateral-free credit up to Rs 50 lakh for entrepreneurs, and guarantee 50 percent of loan amount for female entrepreneurs and 25 percent for male.
When compared to base year of 2015-16, GST revenue for all states have increased by 50 percent in three years. We will continue with the simplication of GST process by engaging in dialogue with all stakeholders.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the party manifesto prepared by Rajnath Singh, has been prepared with a “strong nationalist vision” and is rooted in Indian realities.
The party aims to deplete poverty to single digits within the next five years, he added.
In order to incentivise compliance of law and ease of doing business, we will amend the Companies Act to impose civil liability for technical and procedural defaults of a minor nature thus unclogging the majority of the cases from the courts.
BJP's 2019 manifesto shows a 12-pronged approach, which ranges from strengthening the country's armed forces to improving the infrastructure.
Rajnath Singh, Chairperson of BJP's Manifesto Committee, said that the party will expeditiously complete National Register of Citizens process and implement NRC in a phased manner in other parts of the country.
BJP will implement smart fencing on all borders, reiterate position to the abrogation of Article 370 and are Committed to annulling Article 35A of the Constitution, Singh said today.
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This outlines a zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism along with strengthening the armed forces. The party aims to achieve self-reliance in the defence sector and ensure the welfare of soldiers. Modernisation of police forces and combating infiltration are other issues brought up in the manifesto. Here are the issues spoken of under national security.
