BJP Vs Congress Manifesto Comparison: Lok Sabha Election 2024

• Five years of free ration under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
• Programme to help three crore rural women become Lakhpati Didi
• Expansion of the PM Awas Yojana to provide quality housing
• Free electricity to poor households under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
• Development of working women’s hostels and creches near industrial and commercial centers
• Integration of women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with government initiatives such as One District One Product (ODOP), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Ekta Mall, ONDC, GEM, One Station One Product

Transgenders

• Recognition and benefits for transgender people through the network of Garima Grahas, issuing ID cards and healthcare coverage under Ayushman Bharat Yojana

Congress:-

• Mahalakshmi scheme- Rs. 1 lakh per year to every poor Indian family directly deposited in the bank account of the oldest woman, if no woman in the family- the oldest member of the family.Reservation of 1/3 seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
• Ensure ‘Same Work, Same Wages‘ for women.
• 50% reservation for women in central government jobs starting in 2025.
• Double the number of working women hostels in partnership with state governments
• Adhikar Maitri in every Panchayat to assist women with legal rights.

LGBTIQ+

• Expand Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution to prohibit discrimination on the ground of ‘disability’,
• ‘impairment’ or ‘sexual orientation’.
• Law to recognize civil unions between couples belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community. (after consultations)

Key Promises for Workers

BJP:-

• Review of National Floor Wages from time to time
• Utilize post offices and the Digital India network to provide comprehensive social security coverage for accident and life insurance.
• Register gig workers on the e-Shram portal to help them avail benefits of various programs.
• Expand the PM Svanidhi scheme to cover street vendors and traveling salesmen.
• Implement a new scheme for truck drivers to develop modern facilities along highways.
• Enhance sanitation workers’ safety, respect, and livelihood by expanding the “Namaste Yojana” program.
• Auto, Taxi, Truck, and Other Drivers – 100% coverage in insurance and other Social Security Schemes

Congress:-

• Guarantee a national minimum wage of Rs. 400 per day.
• Increase wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to Rs. 400 per day.
• Launch a program guaranteeing work for the urban poor.
• Update ration card lists across all states immediately.
• Reform industrial and labor laws to achieve a better balance between labor and capital.
• Double the number of Anganwadi workers (government childcare providers) and create an additional 14 lakh jobs.
• Create a law to specify and protect the rights of gig workers and unorganized workers.
• Every manual scavenger will be rehabilitated, re-skilled,
  provided a job, and assured a life of dignity and safety.

Key Promises for Youth

BJP:-

• Launch internship programs to improve practical skills.
• Strictly enforce laws to stop misconduct in recruitment exams.
• Fill government vacancies in a timely and transparent manner.
• Double the MUDRA loan limit to Rs. 20 lakh for entrepreneurs who have availed and successfully repaid previous loans (under the Tarun category).
• Expanding Startup India Seed Fund Scheme and Startup Credit Guarantee Scheme, tie-ups with globally recognized mentors, linking startup ecosystem with higher education institutes, and encouraging startups in government procurement.
• Establish more Global Capability Centres (GCCs), Global Tech Centres (GTCs), and Global Engineering Centres (GECs).
• Launch a new program for sportspersons, providing educational, employment, and promotional opportunities.

Education

• Introduce more institutes like IITs, IIMs, and AIIMS.
• Adopt a dynamic learning curriculum at the school level as
  mandated by NEP.
• 100% implementation of ‘One Nation, One Student ID’ through the Automated
  Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR).
• Complete the target of setting up 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal children.
• Expand existing scholarships for meritorious students from OBC, SC, and ST communities.
• Establish a digital university with industry-focused free programs.

Congress:-

• Right to Apprenticeship Act-Guarantee a 1-year apprenticeship with a private or public company to diploma holders and college graduates under 25 years of age. ( will get Rs.1 Lakh a year)
• Fast-track courts for paper leak cases, compensation to victims
• No application fees for government examinations and posts
• Filling 30 lakh vacancies in the central government
• Restructure the Fund of Funds Scheme for start-ups, will make efforts to Allocate 50% of the funds equally among all districts to people under 40 for starting businesses.
• A “Sporting Heroes Job Guarantee” programme to assure every sportsperson who has represented India at the international level or the national level a good quality job after the end of the sportsperson’s sporting career
• At least one community sports center in every block and municipal town and at least one multi-sport coaching center in every district
• Adequate representation in each sports body for active players, former players, and women

Education

• All student educational loans will be written off (a one-time measure)
• Talent-based Scholarships of Rs. 10,000 per month to sportspersons’ under 21.
• Make Class I to XII free and compulsory in public schools by amendment in RTE.
• Amend the National Education Policy in consultation with state governments.
• Prohibit public schools from charging special fees.
• Increase the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.
• Ensure scholarships for SC, ST, OBC, EWS, denotified tribes, and minorities are restored, increased, and fully funded.
• Provide free and unlimited internet on college and school campuses.
• Extend collateral-free education loans up to Rs. 7.5 lakh, especially to students belonging to the SC, ST, OBC, EWS and minorities
• Revisit the policy of NEET, CUET, etc., and make it optional for state governments to adopt or conduct their own examinations
• Fill all teaching and non-teaching vacancies in central universities and educational institutions.

Key Promises for Agriculture, Fishermen

BJP:-

• Continue to increase MSP from time to time.
• Continue annual financial assistance of ₹6,000 under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.
• Strengthen the PM Fasal Bima Yojana through more technological interventions.
• Launch the National Mission on Natural Farming to promote nature-friendly, climate-resilient, money-making agriculture.
• Expand the network of dairy cooperatives in villages in five years with facilities of fodder banks, milk testing laboratories, etc.
• Eliminate FMD (Foot and Mouth Disease)
• Launch Krishi Infrastructure Mission for projects like storage facilities, irrigation, cold storage, food processing, etc.
• Network of Grain Storage Facilities in Rural Areas in PACS with facilities for grading, sorting, processing, and packing.
• Upgrade all Krishi Vigyan Kendras into a one-stop center for skill development.
• Develop Production and Processing Clusters for Fishermen ( women in focus).
• Establishment of a network of Nucleus Breeding Centres and Brood Banks.
• Boost seaweed cultivation, promote pearl farming
• Extend the PM Matsya Sampada Yojana to increase fish production.

Congress:-

• Legal guarantee to the Minimum Support Prices (MSP).
• The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) will be made a statutory body.
• The MSP amount will be credited digitally to the bank account of the farmer.
• Crop Insurance Premium will be charged from the farmer according to the sum insured and all claims settlement within 30 days.
• Launch a major programme to install solar panels connected to tube wells to generate energy.
• Double the value of the output in dairying and poultry in five years.
• 1 agricultural college, and 1 veterinary college in every district ( in coordination with state governments.
• Increase the number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras and appoint more scientists to each Kendra.
• Restore the subsidy for diesel for sea-going fishing communities.
• Credit cards (like Kisan Credit Cards) by banks and extended credit.
• Direct insurance companies to provide insurance cover for sea-going fishing boats.