BJP releases manifesto for Odisha polls; promises 3.5 lakh jobs in 5 years, cash voucher of Rs 50,000 for women

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto for the assembly elections in Odisha on Sunday. The manifesto promises to create 3.5 lakh jobs in five years, provide a cash voucher of Rs 50,000 for women, refund the money lost by people who invested in chit fund companies, and ensure procurement of paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal. The manifesto, titled "Modi Ka Guarantee for Odisha 2024', was released by BJP president JP Nadda for the four-phase elections to Odisha's 147-member assembly, which will be held simultaneously with polls for the state's 21 Lok Sabha seats, starting on May 13.

In BJP manifesto promised "Samrudh Krushak Niti', under which paddy will be procured at Rs 3,100 per quintal and the money will be credited to the bank accounts of farmers within 48 hours.



The saffron party said that it will launch "Subhadra Yojana' that promises every woman a cash voucher of Rs 50,000 which can be encashed over two years.

"We will aim to create 25 lakh "Lakhpati Didis' in Odisha by 2027. For this, we will create industrial clusters for every 500 self-help groups, wherein we will provide facility management for product marketing and promotion," Nadda said.

The BJP promised to build "Odia Samudaya Bhawan' in all metro cities of the country for the welfare of Odia people living outside the state.

The party pledged to provide an annual lean period allowance of Rs 10,000 to each fisherman, construct 75,000 km of roads in the state, offer a Rs 5,000 scholarship per year to tribal students, and give a Rs 3,000 monthly pension to all senior citizens, physically disabled individuals, widows, and destitute.


The BJP made a promise to create 350,000 jobs by the year 2029 and announced its plan to fill 65,000 empty government positions in a transparent manner within a span of two years.

It made a commitment to refund the funds lost by individuals who had invested in chit-fund companies within a span of 18 months, and to introduce the Ayushman Bharat scheme within a period of 100 days.

The BJP also pledged to introduce medical, engineering, and law courses in Odia. Additionally, they planned to establish IT parks in Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Berhampur, and Balasore, along with textile parks in western Odisha.

If the BJP is elected, they have promised to increase the number of beds in government hospitals by 36,000, upgrade ICUs, dialysis units, and operating theaters, and set up nursing colleges, medical colleges, and super specialty hospitals in each district.


Alleging that the BJD government in the state mismanaged the Jagannath temple in Puri, Nadda said, "We will expedite the investigation of the missing key of the Ratna Bhandar, and make its inventory public."

He said that all the dogs removed during the renovation project will be compensated fairly and resettled, and all four entrances of the temple will be accessible to worshippers.

Nadda claimed that the number of incidents of violence against women has risen in the state during the tenure of the Naveen Patnaik government, with many BJD leaders being implicated in crimes like rape and murder.

With PTI Inputs