India
oi-Deepika S
Chennai, Mar 14: The ruling AIADMK on Sunday unveiled a super populist manifesto for the April 6 Assembly polls, promising, among others, houses free of cost to people, Rs 7,500 annual subsidy to farmers, free solar cooking stoves and washing machines.
Educational loan waiver,government jobs to families without anyone in state service and many more sops were announced.
Notably, the ruling party, an ally of the BJP, said it would urge the Centre to scrap the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and strive to bring education to the state list from the concurrent list of the Constitution.
Essential commodities given through Public Distribution Outlets would be door delivered to beneficiaries.
An initiative along these lines was recently launched by the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh government.
Increase in maternity leave for women government employees from nine months to one year and…
