This document is the manifesto of the BJP party for the 2014 Indian national elections. It outlines their pledges and policy priorities in 14 areas if elected, including empowering people through education and health initiatives, job creation, agriculture and rural development, physical and social infrastructure development, good governance, and economic reforms. It aims to strengthen India's development framework, widen opportunities for all sections of society, and propel the nation towards becoming a developed country within a generation.
2. OUR PLEDGE
- Ek Bharat - Shrestha Bharat -
- Vibrant and Participatory Democracy -
- Empowered and Inspired People -
- Inclusive and Sustainable Development -
- Quality life in Villages and Cities -
- Basic Amenities to All -
- Flourishing Agriculture -
- Productive Youth -
- Involved Women -
- Robust physical and social Infrastructure -
- Innovative and Technologically driven Society -
- Globally competitive Economy -
- Brand India built on Quality -
- Strong, Effective and Futuristic Institutions -
- Open, Transparent and Systems-based Government -
- Pro-active, Pro-people Good Governance -
The Best Foundation
Our own Culture
The Best Tool
Our own hands
The Best Material
Our own aspirations
To build a Modern India
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3. ATTEND THE IMMINENT
Price Rise
Break vicious cycle of high inflation
and high interest rates
Special Courts to stop hoarding
Price Stabilisation Fund
Un-bundle FCI operations into
procurement, storage and distribution
Real time data, to farmers
Single ‘National Agriculture Market’
Area specific crops and vegetables
linked to food habits of people
Employment and
Entrepreneurship
Develop Labour-intensive
manufacturing and Tourism
Strengthen agriculture and
allied industries, and retail
Upgradation of infrastructure
and housing, for its job
generating potential
Multi-skilling programme
Entrepreneurship in both rural
and urban areas
Employment Exchanges into
Career Centres
Decision and
Policy Paralysis
The engine of
Government will be
ignited again
Will power and
commitment to
public interest
Encourage the
bureaucracy to take
right decisions
Poor Delivery
Remove bottlenecks and missing
links
Proper planning and execution for
right outcomes
Scale and speed with futuristic
vision
Build institutions for today and
tomorrow
Credibility
Crisis
Congress party lowered
dignity of Government, &
the dignity of India. This is
driving recent adversities
like the falling rupee and
countries riding roughshod
over us.
Restore the trust and
credibility of the Union
Government
Ensure chain of
responsibility and
accountability is built
in the system
Corruption
Technology enabled e-
Governance
System-based, policy-
driven governance
Rationalization and
simplification of tax
regime
Task force to recommend
amendments to existing
laws or enact new laws
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4. STRENGTHEN THE FRAMEWORK - l
Team India shall not be limited to the PM but will also
include CMs as equal partners
Fiscal autonomy of States while urging financial
discipline
‘Regional Councils of States’
State–specific developmental priorities of hill and desert
states
Focus on economy of UTs. Promote tourism; develop
infrastructure of coastal areas
Integrated development of island territories
Involve state Governments in the promotion of foreign
trade and commerce
People’s Engagement: through Pro-active, Pro-people
Good Governance,
People - Public - Private - Partnership (PPPP) model.
Empower Panchayati Raj Institutions 3 F’s -
Team India
Centre - State relations
Decentralization and People’s Participation
From Representative to Participatory democracy
Functions Functionaries Funds
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Eastern India
Bring eastern parts of the country on par with the western parts
Harness richness in natural and human resources of Eastern India
North - East
Empower the Ministry of North-Eastern Region with a larger charter
and non-lapsable funds
Massive infrastructure development, especially along the LOC in
Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Address the issue of Flood control in Assam
Nurture more job generating opportunities like tourism and IT
industry
Address issue of infiltration in the North-East
Measures for the safety of North-Eastern students studying across
the country
Jammu and Kashmir:
Equal and rapid development in all three regions of the state -
Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
Return of Kashmiri Pandits with full dignity
Demand of refugees from (POK) will be addressed
Discuss Article 370 with all stakeholders; committed to its
abrogation
Good governance, better infrastructure, educational opportunities,
healthcare more job opportunities, better quality of life in the valley
Seemandhra and Telangana:
Full justice to Seemandhra
Development and governance of Seemandhra and Telangana.
Integrating the Nation – Its vastness and voices
All voices must be encouraged and heard
within the spirit of ‘India First’
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6. Open Government and accountable Administration
Administrative reforms under an appropriate body
under PMO
Set up effective Lokpal institution
Eliminate obsolete laws, regulations and
administrative structures
E-Governance: Easy, Efficient and Effective
Deployment of broadband in every village
e-Governance and engage through social media for
participative governance
IT based jobs in rural and semi-urban areas
‘National Rural Internet and Technology Mission’, for
use of telemedicine and mobile healthcare for rural
healthcare delivery
‘E Gram, Vishwa Gram’ scheme in Gujarat to be
implemented nationwide
Promote eBhasha - National Mission for the
promotion of IT in Indian Languages
High-speed digital highways to unite the nation
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Hallmarks of our Governance model
Policy driven
Minimum Government,
Maximum Governance
People – centric
Time bound
delivery
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Institutional reform
Administrative:
Rationalization and convergence among the Ministries
Open up government to draw expertise from the industry,
academia and society
Fellowship and Internship for youth for contribution in
governance
Judicial:
Double number of courts and judges in the sub-ordinate judiciary
National Judicial Commission for the appointment of judges
Separate fast track class of courts for specified commercial laws
Extend fast track courts to all layers of the judiciary
Reduce number of cases in which the Government is a litigant
National e-Library, empowering Lawyers
Enhance number of women in the Bar as well as Bench
Specialized universities having expertise in Forensics,
Arbitration, IPR, International Law, etc.
Police:
Networking of police stations
Strengthen Investigations, making them Swift, Transparent, Fair,
Clear and Decisive
Overhaul intelligence set up
Modernize Prison system
Improve working conditions and welfare of police personnel
Electoral:
Evolve a method of holding Assembly and Lok Sabha elections
simultaneously
Look at revising expenditure limits realistically
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Poor are Left behind – Bridge the gap
100 most backward districts of the country to be brought at
par with other districts
Gainfully employ rural poor in agriculture and allied activities
Develop skills of urban so that they take advantage of the
emerging opportunities
Food Security:
Incorporate best practices of successful PDS models and
revise the existing PDS
Address the issue of under-nutrition and malnutrition
Radically transform the Food Corporation of India (FCI)
Scs, STs, OBCs and Other weaker sections
Social Justice and Empowerment
An ecosystem for education and entrepreneurship for SC, ST,
OBCs and other weaker sections
Eradication of untouchability at all levels
Eliminate manual scavenging
Tribal development
‘Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna’
Electrification of tribal hamlets and provision of all – weather
roads
Network of rural Haats (markets)
National Centre for Tribal Research and Culture
Empower each and every Indian through health and education.
Basic level of Infrastructure to all - Home, Electricity, Water, Sanitation
Job creation central to our economic model.
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Minorities – Equal opportunity
Unfortunate that a large section of the minority, and especially
Muslim community, continues to be stymied in poverty.
Ensure that the young and the girl child in particular get
education and jobs without discrimination
National Madrasa modernization programme
Branding, market linkages, access to credit to traditional
artisans in cottage and small-scale industry
Curate rich heritage and culture; digitization of archives;
preservation and promotion of Urdu
Neo-Middle class – Meet their aspirations
Educational scholarships and educational facilities
Medical insurance and quality healthcare services
Middle-income housing
Efficient public transport systems
Rural areas – High priority
Idea of Rurban - urban amenities to rural areas while retaining
the soul of the village
Improve village level infrastructure in terms of roads, potable
water, education, health, supply chain, electricity, broadband
Urban areas–High growth centres
100 new cities
Twin cities and Satellite towns
Wi-Fi facilities in all public places and commercial centers
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Give the taste of a developed country to this very generation
Social Security
A caring Government; Passionate society
Effective implementation of Right to Education, Right to Food
Security Act
Strengthen the Child and Adolescent Labour Act, 2012 ICPS
Focused efforts to address issue of anaemia
Reduce the burden of books on children
Senior citizens
Financial support, exploring ideas like additional tax benefits
Engage the senior citizens as volunteers
Specially abled
Enact the ‘Rights of the Persons with Disabilities bill’ (RPWD)
Web based disability registration
Higher tax relief for the family member taking care of the disabled.
Youth – Making India Unstoppable
Young Leaders programme
National Youth Advisory Council
Nation-wide ‘district level incubation and accelerator programme’
Neighborhood Children’s/ Youth Parliament across India
Promotion of Sports
‘National Sports Talent Search System’
Mandate all new housing colonies to include sports facilities
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Women – The Nation builders
33 % reservation in parliamentary and state assemblies
National campaign of Beti Bachao – Beti Padhao
Comprehensive scheme, incorporating best practices of Balika
Samruddhi, Ladli Laxmi and Chiranjeevi Yojana
Dedicated Women ITIs
All Women Mobile Bank
Dedicated W-SME cluster in every district
Education - Enroll and Excel
Public spending on education would be raised to 6% of the GDP
School education
‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’: Remove illiteracy
Universalization of secondary school education
National E–Library
Higher and Professional education
UGC will be restructured into a Higher Education Commission
Facilitate youth to Earn while they Learn
Vocational training
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
Courses for self -employment, family run businesses,
entrepreneurship etc. Free to women
Skills – focusing on Productivity and Employability
Skill Mapping - scientifically plan national human resource
Launch a “National Multi-skill Mission”
Give vocational qualifications of Academic Equivalence
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Health Services
“Swachh Bharat” by Gandhi ji’s 150th birth anniversary in 2019
‘National Health Assurance Mission’
AIIMS like institute in every state
Public investment to promote Yoga and AYUSH
“National eHealth Authority”
Universalization of emergency medical services-108
Sanitation Ratings of cities and towns; rewarding the best
performers
Economic Revival
Fiscal discipline, without compromising on funds availability
for development work
Link programmes like MGNREGA to asset creation
NPAs
Necessary steps to reduce NPAs in Banking sector
Regulatory framework for the non-banking financial
companies
Taxation
Trusting, non adversarial and conducive tax environment
Rationalize and simplify the tax regime
Bring on board all State governments in adopting GST
Foreign Direct Investment
Barring the multi-brand retail sector, FDI will be allowed in
sectors wherever needed for job and asset creation
FIPBs functioning made more efficient and investor-friendly
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Agriculture - Productive, Scientific and Rewarding
Ensure minimum 50% profits over the cost of production,.
Mobile soil testing labs
‘Agro food processing clusters’
‘Organic Farming and Fertilizer Corporation of India’
Farm insurance scheme
Cluster based storage systems (e.g. Rice cluster)
Reform the APMC act
Seed culture labs in each district
Regional Kisan TV channels
Genetically Modified (GM) foods will not be allowed without full
scientific evaluation
‘National Land Use Policy’, - scientific acquisition of non-cultivable
land; implementation would be monitored by the National Land
Use Authority
Industry - Modern, Competitive and Caring
Conducive, enabling environment is created making ‘doing
business’ in India easy
Ensure logistics infrastructure, including stable power
Single-window system of clearances both at the centre and also
at the State level
World class Investment and Industrial regions as Global Hubs of
Manufacturing
Task force to review and revive MSME sector; better access to
formal credit and technology for modernization
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Manufacturing
Interest rate rationalization
Ensure power supply and undertake labour reforms
Trade facilitation to ensure easier customs clearances and visas
for business travel
Handicrafts
Market linkages - both national and international
Access to credit and information and skills upgradation
Value addition – branding, packaging and technology
Services - driven by Quality and Efficiency
Build world class Ports
Export Promotion Mission
CAD will be brought down
Embark on path of IPRs and Patents
Review obsolete and multiple laws to reduce and simplify them
Tourism – untapped potential
50 tourist circuits around themes: Archaeological and Heritage,
Cultural and Spiritual, Himalayan, Desert, Coastal, Medical
Physical Infrastructure - Better than the best
Freight Corridors and attendant Industrial Corridors expedited
N-E and J&K connected through world class highways and rail
Every village connected through all-weather roads
Economic model of Port-led development
Sagar Mala project
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Next Generation Infrastructure
Gas Grids to make gas available to households and industry
National Optical-Fibre Network
Wi-Fi zones in public areas
Transport
Integrated Public transport project
Waterways for passenger and cargo transport
National logistics network for faster movement of goods
Railway
Strategic new Rail networks to connect Hinterland to ports
Agri Rail network
Tourist Rail including Pilgrimage Rail
Diamond Quadrilateral project – Bullet train network
Labour force - the pillar of our growth
Introduce concept of ‘Industry Family’
Identity cards to the unorganized sector labourers
Option of setting up a dedicated Workers Bank
Review Labour laws which are outdated & complicated
Pension and Health Insurance safety nets
Housing - no longer a Mirage
75th year of Independence - Pacca house to every family
Low cost Housing programme
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Water - Reach to all homes, farms and factories
‘Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchayee Yojana’ with a motto of ‘har
khet ko paani
Inter-linking of rivers based on feasibility
Facilitate piped water to all households
Energy - Generate more, Use rationally, Waste less
Comprehensive ‘National Energy Policy’
Harness oil, gas, hydel, ocean, wind, coal and nuclear
Small-hydro power generation projects
Expand and strengthen the national solar mission
Science and technology – India innovates and India leads
Establish an Intellectual Property Rights Regime
Autonomous technology transfer organizations
Institute of Big data and Analytics
Institutes of Technology for Rural Development
Flora, Fauna and Environment – safeguarding our Tomorrow
Concept of Pro-active ‘Carbon Credit’
Guidelines for Green buildings will be brought out
The Himalayas
‘National Mission on Himalayas’
Create a ‘Himalayan Sustainability Fund’
Central University dedicated to the Himalayan Technology
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Natural & National Resources
National policies on critical natural resources
Auction of precious resources including e-auction
Secure Indians
Zero tolerance on terrorism, extremism and crime
Military security; economic security; cyber security; energy, food,
water & health security; social cohesion and harmony.
Internal security
Revive the anti-terror mechanism, strengthen NIA
Swift and fair trial of terror related cases
National plan to address Maoists insurgency
External Security- its boundary, beauty and bounty
Implement one rank, one pension
Build a War Memorial
Set up the National Maritime Authority
Deal with cross border terrorism with a firm hand
Four dedicated defence universities
Defence Production
Strengthen the DRDO
Private sector participation; FDI in selected defence industries
Independent Strategic Nuclear Programme
Revise and update India’s nuclear doctrine
Maintain a credible minimum deterrent
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Foreign Relations
Nation First, Universal Brotherhood
Strengthen Regional forums like SAARC and ASEAN
Continue to engage with BRICS, G20. IBSA, SEO and ASEM
States will be encouraged to play a greater role in diplomacy
Expand and empower pool of diplomats
Indian professionals is working in key positions across the world
will be harnessed for strengthening Brand India
Cultural heritage
Ram Mandir: Explore all possibilities within the framework of the
constitution to facilitate the construction of the Ram Temple in
Ayodhya.
Ganga
Pure waters of Ganga essential for the spiritual as well as
physical well being of India
Ensure cleanliness, purity and uninterrupted flow of Ganga
Cow and its Progeny
Necessary legal framework to protect cow and its progeny.
National Cattle Development board
Heritage Sites
Digitization of archives
Languages
Promote Indian languages for creating a knowledge society
Uniform Civil Code
Draft a Uniform Civil Code to ensure gender equality
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19. The only philosophy & religion
of a Government should be
INDIA FIRST
The of a Government should beonly epic
INDIA’S CONSTITUTION
The of a Government should beonly power
THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE
The of a Government should beonly prayer
THE WELFARE OF ITS PEOPLE
The of a Government should beonly way
‘SABKA SAATH, SABKA VIKAS’
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India First simply means nurturing and protecting all the elements,
which India is made of. It does not exclude anyone or anything – it only
includes everything and everyone, which India is made of. It is
complete India; without exclusion, without exception“
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20. Time to make
a difference.
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