JMM releases manifesto, promises 33% job reservation to women

The manifesto, unveiled by party supremo Shibu Soren, focuses on nine areas including agriculture, education and rights of local residents.

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Monday released its manifesto for assembly elections promising 33 per cent of reservation to women in state government jobs.

The manifesto, unveiled by party supremo Shibu Soren, focuses on nine areas, including agriculture, education and the rights of residents.

The document's release coincided with the last day of campaigning for the first phase of polling to the Jharkhand assembly.

“Our manifesto promises 33 per cent reservation to women in all state government jobs. It focuses on nine points,” party spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said.

The manifesto also assured people to provide loans of up to Rs 5 crore to MSME entrepreneurs under the Credit Guarantee Scheme.

It promised to waive loans of small and medium-level traders besides setting up sports centres of excellence in all divisions and a sports university in the state.

Promising to ensure agricultural loans at a zero per cent interest rate, the JMM also assured people to provide support from the state fund to increase the minimum wage for MGNREGA workers to Rs 350 per day.

The manifesto promised to set up 500 CM Schools of Excellence at the block level and 4,500 model schools at the panchayat level, besides setting up 100 nursing colleges.

Polling will be held in 43 seats, out of the total 81, in the first phase on November 13.

The second and the last phase of polling will be held on November 20.

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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