Tamil Nadu Polls: DMK manifesto promises petrol price reduction

Chennai, Mar 13: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin on Saturday released party manifesto at its headquarters Anna Arivalayam in the capital city.

The DMK promised a reduction in petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5 and Rs 4 per litre respectively and a subsidy of Rs 100 on LPG gas cylinder, in its election manifesto.

DMK Manifesto 2021: Hightlights

• Financial assistance of Rs 25,000 to one lakh persons going on pilgrimage to major Hindu temples.
• Promising an allocation of Rs 1000 crore towards renovation and consecration of Hindu temples, Stalin assured to provide Rs 200 crore for churches and mosques.
• Increase in maternity leave period and assistance
• First generation graduates will be given preference in government jobs, reservation in private sector.
• A subsidy of Rs 100 towards LPG cylinder will be provided
• Payment of electricity bill monthly instead of bimonthly Grievance redressal.
• Assembly proceedings to be telecast on TV.
• Tablets with free data will be provided to government school and college students.
• Pongal celebrations to be made state wide festival event.
• Rs 4000 for rice Ration card.
• A new Cyber Police station to deal with women cyber cases.
• Drinking water through pipelines in all corporation,
  including Chennai.
• All noon meal employees will be made govt employees.
• DMK promises to waive off increase in property tax.
• Expedite the submission of a committee (Arumughasamy Committe) report formed to probe the circumstances leading to the death of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2016
• A law to set aside 75 percent of jobs in industrial houses for locals will be passed.
• Hiking old age pension and establishment of 'Kalaignar Unavagam'.