The ruling Congress on Friday promised to create one crore jobs across the southern state in its manifesto for Karnataka Assembly elections, which are scheduled for 12 May.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: Twitter/@INCIndia)
With Congress on Friday releasing its manifesto for the upcoming Karnataka state elections, party president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to claim the manifesto “captures the “Mann Ki Baat” of the people of Karnataka”.
The Karnataka Assembly elections are scheduled for 12 May.
Rahul Gandhi said in his tweet: “We released the Congress Manifesto for Karnataka earlier today. It captures the “Mann Ki Baat” of the people of Karnataka and makes very specific commitments that we intend to deliver on, including creating 1 Cr. new jobs over the next 5 yrs”.
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We released the Congress Manifesto for Karnataka earlier today. It captures the “Mann Ki Baat” of the people of Karnataka and makes very specific commitments that we intend to deliver on, including creating 1 Cr. new jobs over the next 5 yrs. #NavaKarnatakaManifesto pic.twitter.com/hktUWrpeiI
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 27, 2018
In a bid to retain power in Karnataka, the ruling Congress on Friday promised to create one crore jobs across the southern state in its manifesto.
“We aim to create at least 15-20 lakh jobs each year in the state and provide programmes for skill development, encouraging entrepreneurship and increasing youths’ employability quotient,” said the manifesto released by party President Rahul Gandhi in this port city.
Terming its 47-page manifesto a “people’s manifesto”, the party said it wants to create a hut-free Karnataka and would build 50 lakh houses in the rural parts of the state.
“We are committed to address the urban housing challenge and propose to build 15 lakh houses (3 lakh houses per year) for the people of the state,” it said.
Claiming to the first state in the country to roll out the “Arogya Karnataka” universal healthcare scheme, the Congress said it will increase the budget allocation for health from the current 0.9 per cent to at least 1.5 per cent.
(With agency inputs)
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