BJP Tamil Nadu manifesto: From free LPG to Rs 2000/month for women, here are all promises

In a bid to woo the voters to Tamil Nadu, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls, with major focus on women.

“We will provide ₹2,000 to women heads of all households, a one-time sum of ₹10,000 to every household, and free LPG," said BJP's Nadda while releasing the party's poll pitch.

Polling for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly is slated to be held on April 23.

Here are key announcements:

• Rs 2000 pension to fishermen above 60 years age
• 1 lakh jobs for youth
• Free coaching for toppers
• Rs 2,000 per month for women
• Declare Thaipoosam as the state festival
• Ensure that tradition of lighting the Karthigai Deepam at the Thiruparankundram Hilltop is resumed and protected through the years
  Overhaul Tamil Nadu's rail network by enabling land acquisition at fair prices and expanding connectivity via projects like High Speed Rail Corridors (Chennai-Bengaluru, Chennai-Hyderabad), Coimbatore-Tiruppur Salem RRTS, Villupuram-Chennai Semi-Urban Rail, Hydro Power Train project
• New Sleeper Vande Bharat trains linking Chennai with Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
• Tackle crimes against women through streamlined zero-FIR reporting, victim-witness protection, Special Fast-Track Courts for heinous cases including sexual offences, 100 per cent blind-spot-free CCTV in buses, schools and universities, and optimised Nirbhaya Fund utilisation.
• Empower women-led cooperatives, SHGs, and MSMEs with interest-free loans up to Rs 50 lakh for manufacturing units and a mandated 20 per cent government procurement quota.

• Three LPG cylinders free of cost, each on the occasions of Pongal, Tamil Puthandu and Deepavali.