YSR Congress party, main opposition in Andhra Pradesh has released election manifesto for AP Assembly and Lok Sabha elections 2019. YSRCP has not promised farm loan waiver scheme but offered monetary incentives to the farmers. Following are important points of YSR Congress manifesto 2019:
YSR Rythu Bharosa:
This is the important promise of YSR Congress. Under this scheme, the Government will give annual benefits from Rs 12,500 to Rs 1 lakh to each farmer family. Other promises of YSRCP are as follows:
1) Tenant farmers would be given Rs 12,500
2) Aarogya Sri scheme will be implemented without any cap to ensure universal health coverage for all the people of the state.
3) A stipend of Rs 60,000 will be given to junior lawyers. Apart from this, a Rs 100 crore Lawyer Welfare Fund would be set up.
4) They will filll 2.3 lakh existing vacant jobs in the Government sector. Recruitment will be taken up every year.
5) Rs 50,000 per annum to SHG women and they will also get interest free loans.
6) Total fee reimbursement for all the professional courses and also an annual Rs 20,000 per student monetary help to cover food and accommodation expenses of the student.
7) A special grant ot Rs 75,000 for each woman aged 45 years. This is applicable to SC, ST, BC and minorities women under YSR Cheyuta scheme.
8) Liquor will be available in five-star hotels only.
9) Price stabilisation fund of Rs 3,000 crore would be set up.
10) Natural Calamity Fund will be set up with Rs.4000 crore.
11) Rs 75,000 crore will be alloted to BC Welfare Fund.