Thank You, Election Commission

 What for ?

 

For taking the first step towards PIPPPA = Prevention of Irresponsible Promises by Political Parties Act

 

 

What first step ?

 

 

For requiring the Political Parties to :

 

#  SUMMARIZE their Poll Promises in a tabulation listing each promise separately

 

#  COMMITTING the expenditure budgeted for each promise

 

#  EXPLAINING , how the party plans to fund ( raise resources ), for each promise and totally

 

( source :  EC proposes parties declare cost and means of poll promises /  ET  /  04 Oct 2022 }

 

 

My Take :

 

 

3 YEARS ago, I sent following E-Mail to the Cabinet Ministers and the Election Commission :

Ø  Simple Summary of Sankalp ……………………[ 10 April 2019 ]

 

 

Extract :

 

Congratulations, Shri Rajnath Singhji :

 

 

For releasing this remarkable document “ Sankalp Patra “

 

 

To make it easier to read and grasp by ordinary citizens, I have tabulated below, some of its important Sankalps

 

 

If I knew how, I would have sent this simplified representation to our 900 million voters .

 

 

 

                  SIMPLE  SUMMARY  of   SANKALP   PATRA  (  BJP  MANIFESTO   /     2019  )

 

/ /  What  does  the Item Description denote  ?

 

Serial No	Item Description	OUTPUT ( target )	METHOD / MEANS  ( for achieving target )	INPUT (Resource )
Nation 08	Smart Fencing on all borders	✓
Farmers	Double Farmers’ Income	✓
01	Expand coverage of PM-KSNY to all farmers	✓
02	Pension Scheme  for small-marginal Farmers		✓
03	Rs 25 akh*cr investment in Agri-rural sector			✓
04	Interest free Kisan Credit Card Loans			✓
08	Launch Oil Seeds Mission		✓
09	Warehouse Network across the country		✓
10 / 1	Organic Farming in addi 20 lakh hectare	✓
10 / 2	Launch dedicated e-com portal		✓
11	Will double the honey production from 11500 tons	✓
12	Realize 100 % irrigation potential of the country	✓
13	1 crore hectare agri land under micro-irrigation	✓
15	Create 10000 new Farmer Produce Organizations	✓
16	Set up mechanism for of direct mktg of Vegetables		✓
17	Create a Mobile App system for Agri-Implements		✓
21	Complete digitization of land records		✓
	ECONOMY
01	Make India 3rd largest economy by 2030	✓
03	Will continue with policy of lowering tax rates		✓
04	Will continue with simplification of GST process		✓
06	By 2024, will invest Rs 100 L*Cr in Infrastructure	✓
08	Will take Ease of Doing Biz rank into top 50	✓
	Will amend Companies Act		✓
	Will announce New Industrial Policy		✓
	We will invest in creating clusters / networks		✓
09	Increase loans to MSME from Rs 19,000 Cr to 1,00,000 Cr  by 2024			✓
10	Install 150 Technology Centre by 2024		✓
11	High level Skilling  to more than 6 lakh / year	✓
12	Will establish National Traders’ Welfare Board		✓
	Create National Policy for Retail Trade		✓
	Accident  Insurance of Rs 10 L for GST traders			✓
	Scheme for Credit Card for registered merchants		✓
13	For Entrepreneurs, collateral-free credit of Rs 50 L			✓
14	Easing regulatory requirement for Start ups		✓
	Establish 50,000 new Start-ups by 2024	✓
	Create 100 Innovation Zones in Urban Local Bodies	✓
	Set up 500 new Incubators /Accelerators  by 2024	✓
	Bring in Innovation-newer Technologies – Global practices and Skills		✓
15	Create Seed Start up Fund of Rs 20,000 Cr			✓
17	Will set up Entrepreneurial Northeast Scheme		✓
	INFRASTRUCTURE
05	Will set up 5 Regional Centre of Excellence		✓
06	Will launch National Urban Mobility Mission		✓
07	Will ensure 50 cities with strong Metro Network	✓
10	Will form new Ministry of Water for linking rivers		✓
11	Will launch Jal Jivan Mission		✓
	Will ensure piped water for every house by 2024	✓
13	Will construct 60,000 Km of Nat Highways in 5 yrs	✓
14	Will double the length of Nat Highways by 2022	✓
19	Conversion of viable rail tracks to broad gauge by 2022	✓
20	Electrification of all rail tracks by 2022	✓
22	Will complete dedicated freight corridors by 2022	✓
24	Equip all main stations with Wi-Fi by 2022	✓
	HEALTH
01	Set up 150,000 Health and Wellness Centre by 2022