West Bengal elections 2021: Mamata Banerjee releases TMC manifesto
Kolkata, Mar 17: TMC Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday released her party's poll manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections. Among some prominent promises, Mamata Banerjee said that the manifesto was meant for 'all religions'.
From doorstep delivery of ration, Ma, Mati, Manush to financial assistance to poor and widows are some of the other focus areas of the document.
"This is not a political manifesto, it is a development-oriented manifesto. This a manifesto of the people, for the people, and by the people," Banerjee said while releasing the manifesto. Elaborating upon the achievements of her government, Banerjee said that when the TMC came to power, the state revenue was about Rs 25,000 crores. "It is now over Rs 75,000 crores," she said.
Some of the important announcements made by Banerjee in the manifesto include:
a.
Increase
in
annual
financial
aid
to
farmers
from
Rs
6,000
to
Rs
10,000
b.
Credit
card
of
Rs
10
lakh
for
students
for
pursuing
higher
studies;
only
4
per
cent
interest
will
be
charged
c.
Ensure
minimum
annual
income
of
Rs
6,000
and
Rs
12,000
for
general
category
and
backward
community
people
respectively
in
Bengal
d.
Doorstep
delivery
of
ration
e
Financial
assistance
to
poor
and
widows
f.
Special
task
force
to
examine
and
propose
OBC
status
to
all
communities
that
are
not
recognised
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Addresing the media, Mamata Banerjee said, "Our work has caught the attention of the world. For Kanyashree, we were awarded the first position by UNESCO."
It can be seen that the release date of the manifesto was postponed after Banerjee was injured in an alleged attack in Nandigram last week.
Elections for the 294-seater West Bengal Assembly will take place in eight phases starting March 27. The final date of voting is April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 2.