What AIADMK Manifesto Promises
Ration card holders will get lentils in addition to the existing free rice scheme and three LPG cylinders.
Women heads of households will receive a free refrigerator to improve food storage and daily convenience.
Social security pensions will rise up to ₹ 2,000 per month for elderly and vulnerable.
Education loans will be waived to reduce financial burdens.
Under the Kulavilakku Scheme, ₹ 2,000 per month will be provided to women heads of families.
Free town bus travel will be extended to both men and women.
Rural employment schemes will now cover 150 working days, which will be up from 125 previously.
Five lakh women will be eligible for ₹ 25,000 subsidies on two-wheelers.
The party plans to spend ₹ 38,314 crore annually on various schemes.
An Anti-Drug Task Force will be formed to eliminate ganja and drugs, with strict enforcement under the Goondas Act.
DMK roadmap for Tamil Nadu
The Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai for women will rise to ₹ 2,000 monthly with new beneficiaries added each year.
Free bus travel for women under the Vidiyal Payanam scheme will continue.
The Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme will expand up to Class 8 students.
Women will receive an ‘Illa Tharasi’ coupon worth ₹ 8,000 for household essentials.
Medical coverage will extend up to ₹ 10 lakh, which includes families earning up to ₹ 5 lakh annually.
Pensions for senior citizens, widows and unmarried women over 50 will increase to ₹ 2,000 per month.
College students under Pudhumai Penn and Tamil Pudhalvan schemes will receive ₹ 1,500 monthly with 35 lakh free laptops distributed.
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Farmers will benefit from free modern electric pump sets and procurement prices will rise to ₹ 3,500 per quintal for paddy and ₹ 4,500 per tonne for sugarcane.
Housing and infrastructure projects include 10 lakh concrete houses, ₹ 10,000 crore for rural roads, four global cities and 50 Semmozhi Poongas.
Pensions for differently-abled persons will rise to ₹ 2,500 per month, with maintenance allowances of ₹ 4,000 for severely affected individuals.
BJP and Congress yet to release poll manifesto
The BJP, contesting as part of the NDA alliance with AIADMK, is expected to focus on social justice, women’s empowerment and farmer welfare in its manifesto.
Meanwhile, Congress is preparing a detailed and a simplified manifesto aimed at engaging Tamil Nadu voters.
