Congress promises 10% quota for EWS in jobs, educational institutions

The Congress party on Friday released its party manifesto, 'Nyay Patra' for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Party’s manifesto committee head and former Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram announced that “ten per cent quota in jobs, educational institutions for Economically Weaker Sections will be implemented for all castes, communities without discrimination.”

The opposition party also promised to fill nearly 30 lakh vacancies in sanctioned posts at various levels in the central government.


The Rajasthan model of cashless insurance of up to Rs 25 lakh will be adopted for universal healthcare, it said.

The Congress will pass a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SC, ST and OBC if it comes to power in the general elections beginning April 19, the party promised.

The Congress also said it would conduct a nationwide socio-economic and caste census.

Appealing to people to look beyond religion, language, caste and choose wisely to install a democratic government, the party said the general elections present an opportunity to radically the change style of governance that has been in evidence over past decade.

It said it guarantees a new 'right to apprenticeship act' to provide one-year apprenticeship to every diploma holder or graduate below age of 25.

Besides, it said it will give legal guarantee to Minimum Support Prices (MSP) announced by the government every year as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission.

"We will immediately restore full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir," the party stated in the manifesto.

It said it will launch an urban employment programme guaranteeing work for urban poor in reconstruction, renewal of urban infrastructure.

(With agency inputs)