In KCR's Telangana Poll Manifesto, A Direct Attack On Congress Promises
NDTV
The poll promises will be implemented within six months of coming to power, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said.
In Telangana, which is going to the polls next month, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao released his party's election manifesto that tries to one-up the Congress, which announced six guarantees if voted to power.
KCR's party, the BRS, has decided to increase the amount farmers receive as direct cash transfers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme - a welfare programme that supports the farmers' investments for two crops a year. Farmers who now get Rs 10,000 a year per acre will get Rs 16,000 a year per acre in a staggered manner, starting with an extra Rs 2000 in 2024.
The Congress has promised Rs 15,000 per year per acre to not just farmers who own land but also to tenant farmers.
