NDA promises to launch farm income guarantee scheme

Madanapalli (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani has claimed that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would launch a farm income guarantee scheme for small farmers and give pension to aged farmers, if voted to power.

Addressing 'Vijay Sankalp' rally at Madanapalli in Andhra Pradesh late Friday evening, he said, "A farm income guarantee scheme would be provided to small farmers.........if government employees can get pension, I do not see why aged farmers also should not get pension."

Advani assured of a good governance, security for common man and development on all fronts.

Criticising the UPA government on abandoning highway and rural road development and interlinking of rivers projects, he said NDA would restart all those initiatives and promote infrastructure projects.

The spending on these schemes is expected to help in overcoming ecession. (ANI)