BJP releases Manifesto for Himachal Pradesh

Shimla Oct 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its manifesto for the state of Himachal Pradesh.Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday has released its manifesto.Speaking at the launch Jaitley has said that "The BJP government would have to do ten years' work in five years as the present Congress government did not take up any developmental work while re-establishing the credibility of the government would be a challenge".

The main highlights of the manifesto are

# a 24-hour helpline in the chief minister's office for reporting all types of crimes to dismantle Mafia Raj.

# Setting up of Somnath Vahini, a task force of ex-servicemen to take on
drug mafia and crime.

# Eradication of corruption,ensure transparency .

# Safe drinking water to every house.



# Road connectivity to all villages

# Emergency medical services in rural and remote areas

# Doubling the income of farmers by 2022

# Free "Chardham Yatra" for senior citizens

# Abolition of interviews for Class-III and Class-IV jobs

# Free laptops and free WiFi

# Job fairs to facilitate unemployed youth

# Free education to BPL families up to graduation

# Development of new tourist destinations for employment generation and the
promotion of homestay tourism.