Samajwadi Party's promises to Uttar Pradesh: 20 highlights

NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh is focused on rural areas, women and the youth. Roads is another sector which gets emphasis in the party's manifesto. It announces construction of a few new highways.

Below are the major highlights of the Samajwadi Party manifesto:

1. Establishment of Farmers' fund for free power for irrigation and subsidized seeds and fertilizers.

2. 24-hour supply power in rural areas.

3. Free smart phones under Samajwadi smart phone scheme

4. Rs 1,000 per month to 1 crore destitute women under expansion of Samajwadi Pension Scheme

5. 50 per cent waiver to women in fares of state operated roadways buses.

6. Free cycles to girls studying in class ninth to 12th.

7. Pressure cooker to poor women.

8. Free wheat and rice to the poor across the state.

9. Free ghee and milk powder to poor students.

10. Nutritious diet to pregnant women at their place.

11. Ensuring conducive atmosphere for Muslims to protect their rights.

12. Air ambulance at Lucknow airport

13. Metro expansion in Agra, Kanpur, Varanasi and Meerut.

14. Samajwadi party smart villages.

15. Construction of Purvanchal expressway, Bundelkhand-Terai expressway, Bijnor-Fatehgarh expressway and Greater Noida to Muzaffanagar expressway.

16. River front development in prominent cities.

17. Connecting 25 remaining districts with four-lane highways.

18. Minorities will be beneficiaries in all government schemes in proportion to their demographic representation.

19. Janeshwar Mishra model villages scheme.

20. Rs 10 lakh to lawyers, less than 60 years age, on untimely death.