Highlights of the BJP Manifesto for 2009 elections

Following are the highlights of the BJP Manifesto for 2009 elections: * All BPL families to get 35 kg of rice or wheat every month at Rs 2 per kg.

* All BPL families to get 35 kg of rice or wheat every month at Rs 2 per kg.

HT Image

* Farm loans at a maximum interest rate of 4 per cent.

* Waiver of agricultural loans.

* Special schemes for the urban poor, such as loans at 4 per cent interest to poor vendors.

* Employment generation through massive public spending on infrastructure projects.

* Pursue cow protection relentlessly.

* Abrogation of Article 370.

* Committed to the construction of a grand Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.

* Schemes to encourage private industry and services sectors. Ensure a low tax, low interest rate regime.

* Exempt personal Income Tax for those earning up to Rs 3 lakh per annum. For women and Senior Citizens, the exemption will be Rs 3.5 lakh per annum.

* Bring down interest on housing loans to make urban housing affordable.

* Firm steps to identify and retrieve Indian money stashed away in foreign banks.