bjp pledges to implement the uniform civil code and create 20 lakh jobs

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto for the Gujarat Assembly elections was released on Saturday by Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel, BJP national president JP Nadda, and BJP state party president CR Patil.

The BJP made a number of pledges in its platform, including the creation of 2 million employment for young people who are unemployed under the "Sankalp Patra" programme during the next five years. Making Gujarat's economy worth $1 trillion, implementing the "Schools of Excellence" (SoE) project, increasing the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat) annual cap from 5 lakh to 10 lakh per family, enacting the Uniform Civil Code, creating a "Corridor of Blue Economy Industries," etc. 

The BJP pledged in its manifesto to put the Gujarat Recovery of Damages of Public and Private Properties Act into effect. The purpose of the Act is to make up for harm that antisocial elements caused to public and private property during riots, violent protests, unrest, etc.

Nadda added at the launch, "We always do what we say, and it is our specialty that we also do what we have not expressed (in the manifesto)."

The party declared that, in accordance with the manifesto, it will also establish the Gujarat Olympics Mission and build a sports complex of the highest calibre.

In the next five years, 20,000 government schools would be transformed into schools of excellence with a budget of Rs. 10,000 crore, according to the manifesto. 

From kindergarten to graduate school, we will offer all female students a quality, free education, according to Nadda.

Gujarat will become a $1 trillion economy by maintaining its leadership in manufacturing, putting an emphasis on services, and investing in the development of institutional and human capacity for new-age sectors. When announcing the manifesto, Nadda stated, "We will bring in $5 lakh crore in foreign investment and turn Gujarat into India's centre of defence and aviation manufacturing. 

The manifesto states that the BJP will invest 10,000 crore under Gujarat Krishi Infrastructure Kosh in agriculture and farmers in order to create a comprehensive network of Khedut Mandis, contemporary APMCs, sorting and grading facilities, cold chains, warehouses, primary processing centres, etc. The BJP would also contribute an additional 25,000 crore to Gujarat's irrigation network expansion through initiatives like Sujalam Sufalam, SAUNI, lift irrigation projects, micro irrigation, drip irrigation, and other technologies. The Gujarati people will also receive 1 kilogramme of subsidised chana per month at discounted rates through the PDS system and 1 litre of edible oil four times year, according to the BJP's manifesto. 

The Gujarati people will also receive 1 kilogramme of subsidised chana per month at discounted rates through the PDS system and 1 litre of edible oil four times year, according to the BJP's manifesto.

According to the manifesto, the BJP will further enhance Gaushalas (with an additional budget of 500 crore), establish 1,000 more mobile veterinary units, and assure full vaccination and insurance for all cattle.

The BJP said that as part of the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana 2.0, it will invest 1 lakh crore towards the overall socioeconomic development of tribal people in Gujarat. 

If re-elected, the BJP would also develop India's first Blue Economy Industrial Corridor, two Sea Food Parks, and boost fishing-related infrastructure (jetties, cold supply chain, and mechanisation of boats).

According to the platform, the party wants to guarantee free medical care and double the yearly cap under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat) from 5 lakh to 10 lakh per household.

The party announced plans to construct a "Devbhumi Dwarka Corridor" in the Saurashtra region's temple town of Dwarka that will include the tallest Shree Krishna statue in the world, a 3D immersive Bhagwat Gita experience zone, and a viewing gallery for the lost city of Dwarka. This corridor will become western India's largest spiritual center. 

The party had started the "Agresar Gujarat" (progressive Gujarat) campaign on November 5 with the intention of connecting with the state's residents and getting their feedback on how the party should approach developing its manifesto for the upcoming elections in Gujarat.

The BJP has been in power in Gujarat for six consecutive terms and intends to hold onto it in the upcoming elections against the opposition Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The elections are expected to take place in the first week of December.

The BJP won 99 seats in the most recent elections, and the Congress came in second with 77 seats.

The 182-member State Assembly will be chosen in two rounds of voting on December 1 and 5. Voter tallies will be tallied on December 8.