The noise of campaigning before the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections has subsided. Political parties have made many promises to woo voters. Now it is the public’s turn. From your own newspaper ‘Hindustan’…
The noise of campaigning before the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections has subsided. Political parties have made many promises to woo voters. Now it is the public’s turn. The public put forward their demands through the dialogues ‘Let’s do politics, now it’s women’s turn’ run by your own newspaper ‘Hindustan’. We have prepared a public manifesto incorporating these demands. When you go to vote, please weigh your candidate on the criteria of this manifesto.
Youth
To increase employment opportunities, closed industries should be started and new industries should be set up.
A special policy should be prepared to promote research and experimentation in education.
Opportunities in sports are continuously increasing, indoor stadium should be arranged at block level.
Education up to degree level should be made free and it should be made employable.
The process for competitive exams should be simplified. Application fee should not be charged
employed
There is a problem of traffic jam in every city, there should be smooth transport system to reach work on time.
The middle class, which pays the highest taxes to the government, should also get the benefit of free health insurance.
Many pending salary increase cases should be resolved by removing pay discrepancies.
Old pension provision should be implemented again, better policy should be made for employees of private companies.
There should be a provision to make the process of provident fund simple and provide respectable pension from EPF.
Rural
Benefits of government schemes should be extended directly to villages, commission commission should end.
There should be provision of paved roads, schools and health centers in the villages too.
There should be arrangement of modern market around the village so that buying and selling can be done easily.
Arrangements should be made to free the schemes from the clutches of middlemen
Village people should be linked to employment generation through village schemes.
Businessman
All tax procedures should be simplified so that we can do business with peace of mind.
Small traders should be excluded from the scope of GST, the process should be made easier.
The city should be connected to national highways and state roads to improve transportation.
Traders should be helped through a single window system for setting up small scale industries.
There should be easy and cheap arrangements for transportation of goods by railway and bus.
Student
Better arrangements for hostels should also be made for those preparing for competitive exams.
Schools should be allowed to remain centers of education and studies should not be hampered due to other programs.
There should be continuous monitoring to improve the quality of education in government schools.
The academic session should be correct, right from completion of the course to practical classes.
Study hours should be fixed in colleges and schools and presence of teachers should also be ensured.
urban
The development of newly developed colonies of the city should be according to a fixed plan.
The parking system in the city should be improved and a campaign should also be launched against encroachment.
Provision of parks or open spaces should be made mandatory in new colonies.
There should be proper arrangement for drinking water, drains should be constructed to remove water logging.
All facilities should be made available in the same proportion as the holding tax has been imposed.
Farmer
Electricity should be made available for irrigation at cheaper rates, the time of supply should be fixed.
Agricultural equipment and seeds should be arranged at Panchayat level at affordable rates and on time.
Agricultural loans should be easily available, provision of waiver should be added by linking it with crop insurance.
Market arrangements should be made for the produced grains and vegetables, traffic should be facilitated.
senior citizen
There should be separate counters in banks and separate wards in hospitals for senior citizens.
Senior citizens should get the benefit of free health checkup and free medicines should also be available.
An attendant accompanying the elderly in buses, trains etc. should get concessional facilities.
The law made for the respect and protection of the elderly should be strictly implemented.
shopkeeper
For security reasons, there should be provision of police camp or police station in major markets.
Small shopkeepers should get the benefit of insurance against accidental loss at nominal rates.
Railway transportation facility should be provided at cheaper rates to bring goods from the wholesale market.
Small shopkeepers should also get loans from banks in easy and low interest rates.
Women themselves will decide the future of their vote
In the dialogue ‘Let’s do politics, now it’s women’s turn’, Nari Shakti said that if the vote is theirs then voting will also be done on their issues.
female students
There should be arrangements at the block level for higher education and technical education for girl students.
There should be provision of police force at every place, prompt action should be taken in case of problem.
Hostel arrangements for girl students should be made by the government in every city.
A separate scheme should be brought for the education of girl students, there should be arrangements to provide 100% benefits of it.
The project for girl students and the scheme of girls educational institute like Kasturba should be given concrete shape.
housewife
Steps should be taken to control inflation rate, policies should be made keeping in mind the domestic budget.
There should be arrangements for skilled training by the government for employment to housewives.
Women’s safety law should be tightened so that cases like sexual harassment etc. can be stopped.
Women’s safety is the biggest issue from home to outside. If women are protected then they will prevail over anyone.
There should be a platform where women can lodge complaint online and get proper diagnosis.
teacher
Teachers should never be involved in non-academic work, they should be monitored only by women officers.
The period of maternity leave of teachers should be increased and other facilities should also be provided.
Separate rooms and toilets should be provided for female teachers in schools and colleges.
They should be given the benefit of deputation and voluntary transfer as per requirement.
There should be a policy of giving equal pay for equal work and permanent reinstatement by ending the contract system.
employed women
The law should be strictly enforced to ensure that employed women remain safe at the workplace.
There has to be a change in the thinking towards women at the work place, they should be looked at with respect.
There should be something new in skill development, a new policy should be made for the complete upliftment of women.
The government should create resources for women by reducing inequality.
Women police officers should be posted in all police stations so that women can easily express their views in the police station.
business woman
CCTV installed in sensitive and crowded places, so that people can do marketing safely
Women traders should get grants and subsidies from the government, there should be special security arrangements.
There is a need to provide opportunities to women. There is a need to link education with employment.
There should be a guarantee of security at work places, so that they can do their work fearlessly.
There is a need to connect village women with small and cottage industries at the local level.
