<p class="title">The BJP on Monday promised new investments of a little over Rs 126 lakh crore if voted back to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<div class="socmaildefaultfont" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="bodytext"> The investments would be made in the next five years to 2024.</p><p class="bodytext"> The party manifesto released earlier in the day pledged to invest the highest ever Rs 100 lakh crore capital investment on infrastructure sector by 2024.</p><p class="bodytext"> It promised another 25 lakh crore to improve the productivity of the farm sector but did not give any time limit.</p><p class="bodytext"> Besides, it assured new agriculture loans up to Rs. 1 lakh at a 0% interest rate for 1-5 years on the condition of prompt repayment of the principal amount.</p><p class="bodytext"> Rs 1 lakh crore loan guarantee was promised to small and medium businesses, which were largely hit by 2016 demonetisation and GST thereafter. The loans will be provided by 2024.</p><p class="bodytext"> The manifesto also committed an allocation of Rs. 10,000 crore to ensure availability of storage and marketing tools and infrastructure like ice-boxes, cold storages, ice-plants for small and traditional fishermen.</p></div></div>
<p class="title">The BJP on Monday promised new investments of a little over Rs 126 lakh crore if voted back to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<div class="socmaildefaultfont" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="bodytext"> The investments would be made in the next five years to 2024.</p><p class="bodytext"> The party manifesto released earlier in the day pledged to invest the highest ever Rs 100 lakh crore capital investment on infrastructure sector by 2024.</p><p class="bodytext"> It promised another 25 lakh crore to improve the productivity of the farm sector but did not give any time limit.</p><p class="bodytext"> Besides, it assured new agriculture loans up to Rs. 1 lakh at a 0% interest rate for 1-5 years on the condition of prompt repayment of the principal amount.</p><p class="bodytext"> Rs 1 lakh crore loan guarantee was promised to small and medium businesses, which were largely hit by 2016 demonetisation and GST thereafter. The loans will be provided by 2024.</p><p class="bodytext"> The manifesto also committed an allocation of Rs. 10,000 crore to ensure availability of storage and marketing tools and infrastructure like ice-boxes, cold storages, ice-plants for small and traditional fishermen.</p></div></div>
