RJD releases Bihar poll manifesto

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday released its separate manifesto reiterating commitments to provide employment to lakhs of Bihar youths.

RJD leader Tejashawi Yadav assured that each and every promise made by the party would be fulfiled if the Grand alliance is voted to power.

Titled as “Hamara Pran” (Our Resolves), the RJD manifesto, running into 16 pages, has stressed on the promise of providing 10 lakh jobs.

The manifesto addressed 17 issues, including employment, higher education, smart villages, self-help groups, health and other basic infrastructure developments for industries and agriculture sectors.

The RJD, in its manifesto, claims that their government will set up employment centres in every district and increase MNREGA man-days to minimum 200 days.

Promising to promote industrial growth of the state, Yadav said that a new industrial policy would be brought in with effective tax differential and tax weaver scheme to encourage employment generating industries.

The party also promised to waive off job application fee for the youths of Bihar applying for jobs in the government departments.

He also laid down the plans for fulfilling the demands of office assistants, statistical volunteers, librarians, Urdu teachers, Aanganwadi workers and assistants, Asha workers, rural doctors, the Jeevika didis.

In the health care sector, RJD promised more than lakhs of direct jobs and indirect employment will be created and Jeevika cadres will be given interest-free loans.

Yadav also promised to form the Farmers Commission, Business Commission, Youth Commission and Sports Commission in Bihar.