Four days before the first round of elections in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) published her manifesto on Saturday. A full farm loan exemption, 10 lakh for government jobs, 22 percent of the state budget for education, and regularization of various categories of ad hoc employees are the highlights of the manifesto.
By publishing the manifesto, the leader of RJD and the main ministerial face of the opposition alliance, Tejashwi Yadav, provided the rationale behind his promise of 10 lakh government employment. “I have been asked several times about how I will create these jobs. First of all, there are 4.5 lakhs vacant in various government departments, from education to health to police, already assigned but not filled under the current regime. On top of that , we have calculated that 5.5 lakh of additional jobs are required for the Bihar administration to be on par with the national average, “said Tejashwi.
He gave the example of Manipur, where for every lakh of population, the state had employed 1,000 policemen. “In our state, the number of police officers per lakh is 77. These are some of the corrections we must make, for which we will create an additional 5.5 lakh of vacancies.”
The funds will come from the state budget of 2.13 million lakh rupees, of which only 60 percent was spent, he said. “The remaining 40 percent, which translated to something close to 80 billion rupees, will allow us to hire the 10 lakhs of government employees, which is what we promised will happen after our first cabinet meeting,” he said.
Tejashwi asked the BJP to explain its promise, as its ally JD (U) felt that providing so many jobs was impractical. “The BJP should tell people who his CM face is. If it is Nitish Kumar, he has already raised his hands in the air and said that providing so many jobs was impossible given the financial constraints of the state. So how did he do it? fact BJP? promised 19 lakh jobs in its manifesto? Your party should explain, “Tejashwi said in his speech to the media from his party’s Patna headquarters.
In its manifesto, the RJD has promised that a total of 10 lakhs of jobs will be created “within a specified timeframe” and its process will begin at the first cabinet meeting. The party has promised a job bank in all districts, has promised salaries with the same salary principle, the same work, an unemployment benefit of Rs 1,500 per month for those under 35, the creation of a youth commission in Bihar and has assimilated the promise. fact in JD (U) manifesto – to bring water to each farm – in his manifesto.
The RJD has also promised farmers a minimum price to support crops that will be commensurate with their expenses. He has also promised to introduce a new industrial policy for the state and has announced the appointment of government teachers as soon as possible. The RJD has said that no fees will be charged when applying for government jobs.
Aimed at women voters, the party pledged a one-time aid of 4,000 rupees at the time of delivery, saying that Anganwadi workers’ pay will be doubled and a free computer center will be made available in all panchayats.
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