BJP Manifesto 2014

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As the results are out and BJP getting ready to set the new government in India, let look at their agenda and hope they achieve what they has said :).

Building India

   Building 100 new cities, enabled with the latest in technology and
      infrastructure.

   Developing 100 most backward districts of the country to bring them at
      par with other districts through prioritized and integrated development.

   Ensuring shelter to everybody equipped with Electricity, Water, Toilets
      and Access.

   A full-fledged programme for 'Rural Rejuvenation' to be launched and
      through the idea of Rurban, urban amenities to be provided for rural
      areas, while retaining the soul of the village.

   Formulating a responsible and comprehensive 'National Energy Policy'.
   Setting up Gas Grids to make gas available to households and industry.
   Setting up a National Optical-Fibre Network up to the village level; and

Wi-Fi zones in public areas.

   Launching Diamond Quadrilateral project - of High Speed Train
      network (bullet train).

   Setting up Agri Rail Network, Tourist Rail including Pilgrimage Rail
      networks and Strategic new Rail Networks.

   Launching a massive Low cost Housing programme to ensure that
      every family will have a pucca house of its own by 75th anniversary of
      independent India.

Checking Price Rise

   Strict measures and special Courts to stop hoarding and black marketing. 

   Setting up a Price Stabilisation Fund.

   Unbundle FCI (Food Corporation of India) operations into procurement, 

      storage and distribution for greater efficiency. 

   Evolve a single 'National Agriculture Market'. Fighting Corruption

   Establish a system, which eliminates the scope for corruption.

   Technology enabled e-Governance - minimizing the discretion in the
      citizen-government interface.

   System-based, policy-driven governance - making it transparent.   Simplification of the processes and procedures at all levels -
      bestowing faith in the citizens, institutions and establishments.

Employment and Entrepreneurship

   Strategically developing Labour-intensive sectors like textile,
      infrastructure, housing and Tourism.

   Strengthening the traditional employment bases of agriculture and allied
      industries, and retail through modernization.

   Transform Employment Exchanges into Career Centres. 

Women - The Nation Builder

   Committed to 33% reservation in parliamentary and state assemblies
      through a constitutional amendment.

   Launching a national campaign for saving the girl child and educating her

- Beti Bachao - Beti Padhao.

   Setting up dedicated Women ITIs, Women wings in other ITIs.

   Acid Attack victims welfare fund to take care of the medical costs related
      to treatment and cosmetic reconstructive surgeries of such victims.

   Make police stations women friendly, and increase the number of women
      in police at different levels.

SCs, STs, OBCs and Other Weaker Sections - Social Justice and Empowerment

   Committed to bridge the gap, following the principles of Samajik Nyay
      (social justice) and Samajik Samrasata (social harmony).

   Committed to the eradication of untouchability at all levels.

   A high priority for SC, ST, OBCs and other weaker sections would be to
      create an ecosystem for education and entrepreneurship.

   Ensuring that the funds allocated for schemes and programmes for SC,
      ST, OBCs and other weaker sections are utilized properly.

   A mission mode project would be made for housing, education, health
      and skills development

   Setting up the entire education network for tribal and providing them
      housing, water, health facilities and road and energy connectivity.

   Ensure that the tribal land is not alienated.

Minorities - Equal Opportunity

   National Madrasa modernization programme would be initiated to
        strengthen and modernize minority educational systems and institutions. 

   Augment their traditional artisanship and entrepreneurial skill, which are a backbone of our cottage and small-scale industry.

   Ensure a peaceful and secure environment, where there is no place for
      either the perpetrators or exploiters of fear.

Greater attention to border areas

   Ensuring proper utilisation of natural resources of North East India and
      developing this region at par with Western region and empowering the
      DONER ministry.

   Ensuring return of Kashmiri pandits to Jammu Kashmir and establishing
      Good Governance in the State while abrogating article 370

Neo-Middle Class - Meet their Aspirations

   Providing Educational scholarships and educational facilities, Medical
      insurance and quality healthcare services, Middle-income housing and
      efficient public transport systems.

Zero Tolerance on Terrorism

   Revive the anti-terror mechanism, strengthen the role of NIA and put a
      system in place for swift and fair trial of terror related cases.
   Reform the National Security Council to make it the hub of all sector-
      related assessments. It will be accountable for real-time intelligence
      dissemination.

   Completely revamp the intelligence gathering system by modernizing
      the intelligence department.

Senior Citizens

   Provide financial support, exploring ideas like additional tax benefits and
      higher interest rates.

   Harnessing their experience in the National Interest. Specially Abled

   Enacting the 'Rights of the Persons with Disabilities bill' (RPWD).

   Identifying each and every special needs person across the country -
      establishing a web based disability registration system.

Youth - Making India Unstoppable

   Setting up the National Youth Advisory Council and launching a
      programme, 'Youth for Development'.

   Nation-wide 'district level incubation and accelerator programme' for
      encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship.

   Launching a 'National Sports Talent Search System' to promote sports
      among youth.

Health Services - Increase the Access, Improve the Quality, Lower 

the Cost

   'Health Assurance to all Indians and to reduce the out of pocket spending on health care'

   New Health Policy and National Health Assurance Mission.

   Utilize the ubiquitous platform of mobile phones for healthcare delivery
      and set up the 'National e-Health Authority'

   Set up an AIIMS like institute in every state.

   Ensuring a 'Swachh Bharat' by Gandhiji's 150^th birth anniversary in
      2019

Simplified Tax Regime

   Providing a non-adversarial and conducive tax environment and
      rationalized and simplified the tax regime.

Agriculture - Productive, Scientific and Rewarding

   Ensuring a minimum of 50% profits over the cost of production for the
      farmers.

   Regional Kisan TV Channel, reforming APMC Act, farm insurance to be
      implemented.

   Adopting a 'National Land Use Policy'.

Industry - Modern, Competitive and Caring

   Ensure that a conducive, enabling environment is created making
      'doing business' in India easy.

   Ensuring logistics infrastructure, including stable power.    Barring FDI in multi-brand retail sector.

   Reviewing and reviving MSME sector and enabling it with better access
      to formal credit and technology for modernization.

For Rural Areas

   All weather road connectivity to villages

   Launching the 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchayee Yojana' with a motto of
      'har khet ko paani'.

For Unorganized Sector

   Issuing identity cards, dedicated Workers Bank, Pension and Health
      Insurance safety nets for unorganized sector labourers.

Weavers and Artisans

   Schemes will be drawn for skills upgradation and enhancement of
      business opportunities for artisans like smiths, weavers, carpenters, hair-
      dressers, shoe-smiths, and potters.

Ex-Servicemen

   Appoint a Veterans Commission to address the grievances of veterans. The Himalayas

   Launching 'National Mission on Himalayas', an inter-governmental
      partnership programme, to coordinate policy making and capacity building

across states and sectors.

   Creating a 'Himalayan Sustainability Fund'.

   Creating a Central University dedicated to the Himalayan Technology. 

Other noteworthy Initiatives

   A mission mode project to create 50 tourist circuits built around themes
      like: Archaeological and Heritage, Cultural and Spiritual, Himalayan,
      Desert, Coastal and Medicine.

   Launch a 'National Multi-skill Mission'.

   Population stabilization would be a major thrust area and would be pursued
      as a mission mode program.

Protecting Culture and Heritage

   Exploring all possibilities within the framework of the constitution to
      facilitate the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

   Strategic importance of Ram-Setu due to vast thorium deposits will be
      taken into consideration while taking any decision on 'Sethu-Samudram
      Channel' project.

   Cow and its progeny to be protected and promoted.

   Uniform Civil Code by drawing upon the best traditions and harmonizing
      them with the modern times.

Institutional Reforms

   Administrative Reforms to be implemented through an appropriate body
      under the PMO.

   Setting up an effective Lokpal.

   The E-Gram and Vishwa Gram schemes to be launched.

   Doubling the number of courts and judges in the subordinate judiciary
            and extend fast track courts to all layers of the judiciary

Source: http://www.bjp.org/images/jpg_2014/manifesto_summary_17.04.2014.pdf