CHENNAI: DMK manifesto for the
Lok Sabha elections
, which was released by party president M K Stalin on Tuesday, promises to waive all farmloans taken by small and medium farmers and
education loans
availed by students.
It promises to increase income tax exemption limit from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh. For women and differently-abled, the limit will be Rs 10 lakh.
The DMK promises to revert to old pension scheme and administered price mechanism for fuel prices. LPG will also be priced as per the old system.
The manifesto promises to scrap
NEET for medical admission and strive for implementing reservation in private sector.
Rs 50,000 will be given to a woman in each family living below poverty line to commence small businesses.
School and college students will be given free ride in trains.
Cities like Madurai, Trichy, Coimbatore and Salem will get metro rails.
As many as 50 lakh people will be given jobs in private companies at Rs 10,000 per month as part of the corporate social responsibility and the number of working days under the MGNREGS will be increased to 150 days.
It promises to make Tamil a co-official language in all central government offices functioning in Tamil Nadu.
The manifesto promises to give Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan refugees living in camps as per the 1964 Indo-Sri Lanka agreement.
The party promises to revive the stalled Sethusamudram project and also release convicts in the Rajiv assassination case.
A separate Union budget for agriculture will be released each year and a special committee consisting of economic experts will be constituted to revive the Indian economy, says the manifesto.
The manifesto promises to share 50% of central revenue with states and an inter-state council will have to decide on the powers of finance commissions.
The party will take steps to bring back education on the state list from the concurrent list at present.
The party will strive to scrap 28% tax rate in goods and services tax (GST).
The manifesto says half percent of the Union budget would be allocated to meet natural calamities in the country.