BJP manifesto highlights: Rs 25-trn agri push, pension for small traders

BJP manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha elections promises Rs 25-trillion expenditure on rural economy. Small traders to be given pension benefits after 60 years of age

Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah during the party’s Central Election Committee meeting in New Delhi (File photo: PTI)

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3 min read Last Updated : Apr 08 2019 | 12:57 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its poll manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections 2019. BJP president Amit Shah highlighted the government's achievements while Home Minister Rajnath Singh read out the key promises in the manifesto. He also headed the committee that drafted it.

Here are the key takeaways of the BJP's manifesto for Lok Sabha elections 2019:

Agri loans available on credit cards up to Rs 1 lakh at zero per cent rate of interest
Collateral-free credit up to Rs 50 lakh for entrepreneurs
Promotion of Startups through creation of a ‘Seed Startup Fund’ of Rs 20,000 crore.
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