CM Chandrababu Naidu released manifesto on the auspicious day of Telugu Ugadi. The basic spirit is NTR’s slogan of ‘Society is the the temple and poor people are gods’. The manifesto main attractions are:
– Tenant farmers to get Annadata Sukhibhava benefits
– Pasupu Kumkuma Rs 10,000 to DWCRA women every year
– Old age and other pensions to be hiked to Rs 3000
– Chandranna Beema of Rs 10 lakh for all
– Total water security thru inter-linking of 140 rivers and streams
– Horticulture 40,000 acres to 1 crore acres
– 12-hour power supply to agriculture
– Waiver of bank loans under NTR Housing for poor 12 lakh beneficiaries
– Rs 2 lakh minimum income assurance for poor families
– Unemployment allowance from intermediate level
– Priority to IT hubs for knowledge economy
– Petro-chemical corridor in Kakinada
– Mega textile parks to create 3 lakh jobs
– Innovation hubs in municipal corporations
– Medical treatment free and health tourism
– Coastal highway for 794 kms
– CPS employees scheme cancellation
– Job security to contract employees
– Online clearances as part of good governance