Ranchi: All Jharkhand Students Union has promised to work for special status for Jharkhand, production of 10,000 mega watts of electricity, creation of 50 lakh jobs and a world-class state capital in Ranchi in the party manifesto released on Saturday in Ranchi.
Stressing on the demand for special status for Jharkhand without which the state would not be able to progress, AJSU President Sudesh Mahto said that his party will raise this matter in Parliament.
AJSU leader and Dhanbad candidate Hemlata S Mohan told IBNLive that the party's stress is on improving the states' educational standard, establishment of higher and technical education institutes and improvement of rural connectivity. She added that the party will also focus on improving the state of agricultural by laying stress on interlinking of rivers for better irrigation facility.
The manifesto also supports foreign direct investment in retail.
AJSU manifesto main points:
Demand for special status for Jharkhand
Creation of 50 lakh jobs
Establishment of skill development centers
All blocks to have special employment zones
Stress on establishment of small and cottage industries
To become an electricity exporting state from coal exporting state
Production of 10,000 mega watts of extra electricity
Three-phase electricity supply to all houses in the state
Construction of 22 new grid sub-stations
Better and super fast transport facility in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad
Construction of a world-class state capital
A super specialty medi-city in Ranchi
AIIMS in Ranchi
Free medical facilities for Below Poverty Line families
Encouragement to medical tourism
Sports University in Ranchi
Construction of 16400 km of metalled roads in rural areas
6900 km of unpaved rural roads to be upgraded into all-weather metalled roads, 5600 km of roads to be repaired, 479 bridges to be widened and construction of 10 bypasses. Roads to be widened at 40 interstate junctions. Construction of roads at 5 places along railway routes with an average length of 25 km.
100 per cent water supply through pipeline
All villages to have fiber optic connectivity
Linking of major rivers for better irrigation
Construction of large and medium scale projects to ensure irrigation of 747.02 thousand hectares of land, construction of small projects to ensure irrigation of 788.75 thousand hectares of land.
Establishment of agriculture based industries and markets
All pending railway projects to be completed
Lohardaga-Kirba rail link via Gumla and Jashpur
New rail link to connect Godda, Hansadih, Jasidih, Pirpainti and Namkum-Kandra
Housing for all urban homeless people
Right to Education to be implemented in all schools
Steps to ensure reduction in drop-out rates especially in rural areas
20,000 trained school teachers to be appointed
Setting up of two Central universities and international class research institutes
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