Rice at Re one per kg for
poor families, bonus for farmers, interest-free loans for peasants, free
laptops and tablets for students are the key promises made by the ruling BJP in
its manifesto for the Assembly polls to be held in the state this month.
"Rice at one rupee a kilogramme will be provided to 42 lakh poor families
in the state if the party remains in power," Chief Minister Raman Singh
said during the release of the manifesto in presence of senior leaders here
today. Other promises for the farmers made in the manifesto included interest
free agricultural loans, free power supply (for 5 hp pumps), Rs 300 per quintal
bonus for paddy, insurance facilities and crop insurance guarantee scheme.
Besides, the party has also assured to make efforts to provide Rs 2,100 per
quintal support price to farmers for their paddy. However, it has not clarified
a fix support price for paddy procurement to the farmers. To attract young voters,
the party has promised to provide free laptops and tablets to students in the
first year of their college. Early this year, the government had provided free
laptops and tablets to students of final year in college. Free laptops to
engineering and medical students while tablets to the science and arts stream
students in the first year of their college will also be provided, Singh said.
Establishment of an IT hub has also been mentioned in the manifesto. For women,
the party has assured to introduce Noni Suraksha Yojna (Ladli Laxmi Yojana) to
lay a firm foundation of girls' future, under which a fixed amount will be
deposited in the name of new born girls and they will be given Rs 1 lakh after
attaining age of 18 years. Interest free loans upto 2 lakh to SHGs (self-help
groups), free of cost education to girls in government colleges till
graduation, the manifesto added. Setting up Chhattisgarh Film Development
Corporation, mono rail and metro rail project (for Raipur to Rajnandgaon and
Raipur to Bilaspur in first phase), setting up a central tribal university and
loans at 1 per cent interest to students of all sections are other highlights
of the manifesto. In the health sector, BJP has promised to raise the medical
cover under smart card scheme. The members in a family would get free health
care upto Rs 30,000, which was earlier Rs 25,000.
Stories by modern Hindi and Urdu literary
legend, Munshi Premchand are now available in comic format published by
Amar Chitra Katha. The comic books in Hindi detailing two stories by
the late literary phenomenon, is part of the publisher's contemporary
classics section, which began in 2012 with stories by author Ruskin
Bond. "We are launching the comics at the World Book Fair and it is our
tribute to Premchand. The idea is to make his stories familiar with
children," Reena Puri, Editor, Amar Chitra Katha told PTI. The stories
"Buddhi Kaki" (The old Aunt) and "Do Bail" (Two Oxen) have been scripted
and illustrated by Pratima Singh and Surendra Murthy. The English
version of the comics translated by Nandini Nair is also set for launch
within a few weeks, says Reena. The books are priced at Rs 50 each.
"Buddhi Kaki" first published in 1921 is the story of an old childless
widow who craves for love after she bequeaths her entir…
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