Pune, Apr 25: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar today unveiled the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, outlining a series of promises aimed at appealing to various segments of society, including the poor, women, farmers, unemployed youths, and marginalized communities.
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Accompanied by state President Jayant Patil and other senior party members, Sharad Pawar highlighted key aspects of the manifesto. These include the Mahalakshmi Scheme, which promises an annual aid of Rs 1 lakh to women from economically disadvantaged families, with the aim of empowering millions of women to become 'lakhpatis'
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.Additionally, the manifesto pledges a stipend of Rs 1 lakh to educated unemployed youth, who will undergo free training and skill development in either the government or private sector for one year to enhance their employability.
Similar to the INDIA bloc proposal, the NCP(SP) will also amend the laws to hike the quotas’ ceiling and provide for reservations to more categories, set up a special farmers’ commission to advise, streamline and recommend loan waivers to the peasantry, among other things, Pawar and Patil said.
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The NCP(SP) also proposes to double the income of unorganised daily workers to at least Rs 400 per day, better sops for Anganwadi women workers, throwing open the government sector’s 30 lakh jobs currently lying vacant to the unemployed youth, and other assurances for various other sections of the populace if and after the INDIA bloc comes to power.
The NCP (SP) is contesting 10 of the state’s 48 LS constituencies, with many falling in the ‘tough fight’ category, along with support from the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies like Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT).
Last week, the Congress and SS(UBT) leaders indicated that if the need arises, they might issue an MVA’s joint manifesto in the coming days.
