BJP’s poll promises for Odisha! Here is all you need to know

Bhubaneshwar, Apr 15: Odisha is one of the biggest challenges for BJP in this Lok Sabha elections. BJP is fighting with all her might. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is playing a vital role in BJP’s Campaign in the state. BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that ‘if BJP won the upcoming assembly elections in Odisha, about 3.26 crore legitimate beneficiaries will be given a subsidized ration package at Re 1 under the National Food Security Act’.

 

While speaking at the public meeting in Bonai, Pradhan said, “package would include 5 kg of rice, 500 gm of dal and 500 gm of salt.this promise was aimed to improve the nutritional requirement of the beneficiaries”.

 

While addressing the public, Pradhan announced that BJP, if voted to power, will also enhance the remuneration of Anganwadi workers to Rs 15,000 per month and increase the pension amounts given under different social security schemes.

 

Further, he added, that the outstanding female students of colleges and universities will be given mopeds under the ‘Sailabala Two-Wheeler’ scheme.

 

Emphasizing his intent to address the inherent vehicular traffic woes of Choudwar, Cuttack, and Bhubaneshwar, he promised the people an ambitious metro project to link the three cities.

 

Both the Lok Sabha elections and the state assembly polls are being held concurrently in Odisha. The polls are being held in the state in four phases and the first phase was held on 11 April 2019. The voting for remaining phases will be conducted on 18, 23 and 29 April 2019.