Congress launches election manifesto in poll-bound Telangana

As the Congress released its election manifesto for the southern state that will go to polls on November 30, President Mallikarjun Khrage made six promises to the people of Telangana. The six promises were dubbed “Abhaya Hastham” by the party. The party will provide women with Rs 2,500 in monthly financial assistance under the “Mahalakshmi” scheme. 500 rupees for gas cylinders and free transportation for women on TSRTC buses all over the state. The party said that it will also give farmers and tenant farmers financial support of Rs 15,000 per acre; it will annually provide Rs 12,000 to agricultural labor; and it will offer a bonus of Rs 500 for each quintal of paddy under the “Rythu Bharosa” scheme.

The party will provide 200 units of free electricity for all households under ‘Gruha Jyothi’ if it comes to power in the state, as per the election manifesto.
Under the ‘Indiramma Indlu’ scheme, the party promises to provide a house site for families not owning a house and Rs 5 lakh financial assistance towards the construction of the house.
Under ‘Yuva Vikasam’ a financial assistance card worth Rs 5 lakh, will be provided to students which can be used in payment of college fees, read the Congress manifesto.
All Telangana movement fighters will be provided with a 250 sq yards house site, as per the Congress election manifesto.
And under the ‘Cheyutha’, a monthly pension of Rs 4,000 will be provided to senior citizens, widows, disabled, beedi workers, single women, today tappers, weavers, AIDS and Filaria patients and kidney patients undergoing dialysis.
The party said health insurance of Rs 10 lakh will be provided.