Sops galore in Trinamool election manifesto for Meghalaya
The Hindu
The party’s promises range from laptops for students, monthly allowances for the jobless and the creation of 3 lakh jobs to a sports university
GUWAHATI
From farm to university, the election manifesto of the Trinamool Congress for Meghalaya has declared a range of promises.
The manifesto, released by the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in State capital Shillong on January 24, 2023, contains 10 pledges.
These include the generation of 3 lakh jobs over five years, a monthly allowance of ₹1,000 to every unemployed youth, 1 lakh laptops to higher secondary and college-going students, an annual financial assistance of ₹10,000 to farmers, direct benefit transfers of ₹1,200 annually to families of all government school-going children and a sports university.
The Trinamool promised the introduction of a private member Bill in Parliament for the immediate recognition of Khasi and Garo languages through their inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. It also promised to revoke the boundary deal on March 29, 2022, between Meghalaya and Assam to settle disputes in six of the 12 sectors along their border.
Underlining the contribution of tourism to the State’s economy, the Trinamool said all individuals engaged in this sector would be identified and their services formalised through government-registered job cards so they get a monthly honorarium of ₹2,500 each.
The party promised to set up medical colleges, and maternal and child care centres in every block to provide efficient prenatal and postnatal services, bridge the shortage of specialists, staff and equipment at all primary health centres and community health centres and facilitate piped drinking water to all households.
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