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INC · Telangana Legislative Assembly Election 2023 · Est. 1885
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INC manifesto for the Telangana Assembly Election 2023.
INC Telangana Assembly Election Manifesto 2023All residential educational institutions will be modernized to provide quality education and nutritious food to the students.
The past glory of all 67 Aided Colleges and other vocational institutions will be restored.
All problems of private teachers and lecturers will be solved.
All education institutions under the private sector will be brought under quality regulation and control mechanisms for improving the academic standards.
A fee regulatory committee will be set up to regulate fees charged by private institutions.
All vacant posts of DEO and MEO post will be filled.
Special grants will be provided in the first budget to universities for the modernization of basic facilities and hostels.
The TS Higher Education Council will be completely revamped for improving the quality of higher educational institutions.
The past glory of TSERT will be restored by filling up all vacant positions.
Every PhD scholar in all government universities will be given a scholarship of Rs.10,000 per month.
Remuneration of guest faculty in all junior and degree colleges will be enhanced to Rs.42,000 and Rs. 52,000 per month respectively.
Underlying vacant PET Teacher posts will be filled and annual sports fest will be organized regularly in all government high schools.
English medium education will be introduced in all government schools in Telangana gradually in a phased manner.
A PG College will be established in each District.
A Degree College will be set up in each assembly constituency.
A high school and junior college will be built in each Mandal.
An upper primary and a high school in each revenue village.
A primary school to be established in every village in Telangana.
All vacant staff positions in educational institutions will be filled.
Rs. 25 lakh financial assistance will be provided to students belonging to SC, ST, BC, and Minorities pursuing higher education overseas.
Scholarships to the students belonging to SC, ST, BC and Minorities will be revised and paid on time.
Will Transform Telangana into an Innovation Education hub in the next 5 years.
Telangana study circles will be established in each assembly constituency to prepare for competitive exams.
Provide opportunity for unemployed youth in execution of all government contracts.
An INDUSTRIAL HUB will be established along with a skill development center in each district for creating job opportunities for unemployed youth.
No fee is required to pay for TSPSC competitive Exams in a year, one time yearly registration fee for each candidate.
The government will recognize the maintenance and repair of nearly 40 thousand lakes in Telangana and hand over their responsibilities to water societies.
We will complete all the pending water projects in the state on time and achieve a green Telangana.
Provide Irrigation water to the upper regions of Adilabad and other Districts by completing the Dr. BABA SAHEB AMBEDKAR PRANAHITA-CHEVELLA PROJECT.
Will fight for NATIONAL status for PALAMURU - RANGAREDDY LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Will fight for legitimate share in 'KRISHNA RIVER WATERS'.
The Pharma City policy in Rangareddy district will be reviewed as per the aspiration of the farmers and High Court orders, and steps will be initiated to abolish it.
We will set up sterilization centers in every district to control the monkey population and reduce the risk of monkey-human contact.
Milk producers will be given Rs. 5 incentive.
Special effort will be initiated for development of vegetable production and livestock in Peri - Urban areas of Hyderabad.
The past glory of increased acreage under 'Ever- Dwindling' traditional crops such as Millets, Pulses, oilseeds will be re-stored by strengthening marketing mechanisms.
All vacant posts in the agriculture department will be filled.
Abolish illegal moisture measurement system in PADDY PROCUREMENT.
The past glory of increased acreage under Maize Crop will be brought back.
Input subsidy will be provided in the event of Crop losses due to Natural Calamities.
All input Subsidy Schemes which were discontinued by the TRS / BRS Government (on Seeds / Fertilizer/ Farm Machinery/ Pesticide Subsidies) will be re-introduced.
Develop Agriculture Mechanization Centre in Each Mandal.
ADARSHA RYTHU programme will be re-introduced. One market in each Mandal will be developed.
All affected farmers under the KALESHWARAM LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT will be assisted with required financial support.
We will resume the special agriculture budget policy introduced by the previous Congress government.
Raipur AICC farmer resolution will be implemented.
Waive penalties on property tax and house tax arrears in municipalities, corporations, and gram panchayats across the state.
Construct new metro routes on the LB Nagar - Aramghar - Mehdipatam - BHEL routes.
Immediately resolve all the problems of home guards along with salary revisions.
Supply fine rice on white ration cards.
We will provide a monthly honorarium of Rs. 5,000 to public distribution ration dealers in the state.
Provide Rs. 5 lakhs in cash to the families of deceased journalists.
The issue of long pending house site allotment for Journalists in Hyderabad city will be resolved immediately.
Provide social security to unorganized workers, such as construction workers, autorickshaw drivers, cab drivers, working for companies such as Swiggy, Zomato, Ola and Uber inline with the Rajasthan model.
The Congress Party will not allow the privatization of the Singareni company under any circumstances.
Review and simplify the policy of compassionate appointments in the Singareni collieries.
Establish a special welfare board for EBCs.
Provide 5% reservation for nomadic tribes/denotified tribes in education and employment opportunities.
Completely abolish belt shops.
Pending traffic challans will be cleared with a 50% discount through a one time settlement scheme.
Provide financial assistance of Rs. 12,000 per year to every auto rickshaw driver.
A rural youth financial corporation will be set up with initial capital of Rs. 1000 crores to provide self employment opportunities by encouraging startups and small and medium scale industries.
Modernize the drains to make Hyderabad a flood-free city.
Osmania hospital structure will be preserved as a Heritage monument, while ensuring modern health care infrastructure is developed within the hospital campus.
Establish 'Old Age Homes' in all district headquarters.
Pay a monthly pension of Rs. 3,000 to folk artists over the age of 50.
Issue gender reassignment certificates and identity cards to transgender people.
Increase the monthly pension for the disabled to Rs. 6,000.
Increase the ex-gratia for Toddy Tappers who have deceased accidentally to Rs. 10 lakhs.
Bring the beedi workers under the purview of life insurance and ESI.
Provide Rs. 1,00,000 and 10 grams of gold as Indiramma gift to the Hindu and Rs. 1,60,000 for the minority girls at the time of their marriage.
Knee surgery will be included under the Arogyasri scheme.
Establish Basti public schools with all modern facilities in municipal and municipality centers.
Establish a residential sports school in each district.
Around 6,000 closed schools will be reopened with better facilities.
The monthly salary of mid-day meal workers working in all government schools will be increased to Rs. 10,000.
Increase the allocation of the budget for the education sector from the present 6% to 15%.
Free internet through Wi-Fi facilities will be provided to all students.
All vacant teacher posts will be filled through Mega DSC within 6 months.
Along with completion of the merger of TSRTC into the government, we will immediately pay the two PRC arrears to RTC workers.
We will ensure payment of salaries of government employees on the 1st of every month.
We will announce a new PRC for government employees and TSRTC staff, and implement its recommendations within 6 months.
We will abolish the current Contributory Pension Scheme (NPS) and re-introduce the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
We will immediately pay the three DAs arrears that are pending to all government employees and pensioners.
The monthly salary of Anganwadi teachers will be increased to Rs. 18,000, and they will be brought under EPF coverage to ensure job security.
Village volunteers system will be introduced to help target groups to access various government programmes for the rural people.
An honorary pension will be paid to ex sarpanches, ex-MPTCs and ex-ZPTC members.
We will provide a monthly honorarium of Rs. 1,500 to village panchayat ward members.
We will provide full land rights to the beneficiaries on 25 lakh acres that were distributed to the poor through land reforms.
We will establish the Land Commission to resolve all land rights issues.
Provide Rs. 2 lakhs through DBT, directly to Yadavas and Kurmars for sheep rearing without middlemen.
In accordance with 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments, the three tier system of local bodies will be rejuvenated with their past glory by assigning the responsibilities, funds and management of local development works.
Farmers will be provided with uninterrupted free power for 24 hours.
Farmers will be given interest-free crop loans of up to Rs. 3 lakhs.
Provide subsidy of Rs. 10 Lakh towards establishment of Laundromats for Rajaka youth in the cities. Modernize Dhobi Ghats across the state with an expenditure outlay of Rs. 10 crore per district.
Provide tool kits for barbers, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, carpenters and potters at 90% subsidy. Assign land in urban areas to set up shops.
Will set up Mega Powerloom clusters in Jagityal, Narayanpet and Bhongir. 90% subsidy on power looms and accessories for Padmashalis.
Establish the Telangana Munnuru Kapu corporation to provide subsidized loans for the youth to encourage entrepreneurship.
Rename Jangaon district as Sardar Sarvai Papanna Goud Jangaon district.
Increase reservations for Gouds in liquor shop licenses from the existing 15% to 25%.
Allocate 5 acres of land in each village for plantation of Palm trees, provide 90% subsidy in providing saplings of palm trees, drip irrigation and in construction of the compound.
Take up the 2nd phase of the Sheep Distribution Scheme within 100 days of assuming power.
Establish Telangana Fisheries Development Board, with powers to resolve pending issues on fishing rights amongst fisherman communities, and to take up fisheries development activities, such as promotion of aquaculture, captive seed nurseries and marketing infrastructure.
Restore G.O.Ms.No. dt. 19/02/2009, to move Mudiraj, Mutrasi and Tenugollu communities from BC-D to BC-A.
Conduct elections, and provide financial assistance of Rs. 10 lakh to each society registered under BC corporations and federations.
Reduction in the old age pension eligibility age for all communities engaged in caste occupations from the present 57 to 50 years. At present eligibility age is at 50 for only Toddy Tappers and Weavers.
A shopping complex with 50 shops will be constructed in each mandal as 'Vruthi Bazaars', to provide free shop space for artisanal communities, such as barbers, carpenters, washermen, blacksmiths and goldsmiths.
Full fees reimbursement irrespective of rank for BC students with annual income below Rs. 3 lakhs.
One new Gurukulam for BCs in every mandal to be set up on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and 1 new degree college to be set up in each district.
Prof Jayashankar BC Aikyatha Bhavans with Rs. 50 Crore to be constructed in all district headquarters with a convention hall, press club, study circle, library and canteen. The District BC welfare office is to be situated in the BC Aikyatha Bhavans.
Corporations will be established for all the BC castes for their overall development. BC youth can avail interest free loans and collateral free loans up to 10 lakhs to establish small business and attain higher education.
Separate MBC welfare ministry will be created to oversee the development of MBC castes.
Spend Rs. 20,000 crores per year amounting to Rs. 1 lakh crores in 5 years for BC welfare.
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule BC sub-plan to be given statutory status and adequate funds in the first assembly session.
42% reservation for BCs in government civil construction and maintenance contracts.
Increase BC reservations to 42% from the existing 23% in local bodies to provide 23,973 new political leadership positions for BCs in panchayats and municipalities. Provide sub-categorization in BC reservations in local bodies.
BC reservations will be increased based on caste census and BC commission report within 6 months of assuming power.
Revitalisation of SETWIN and skill development training and transformation of Quli Qutub Shah Urban Development authority (QQSUDA) to develop infrastructure in the Old City.
To provide Rs.1,60,000/- to the newly wed couples of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and other minorities.
Protection and allotment of land for Muslim and Christian Graveyards.
Land and Property records of the Waqf Board are to be digitized. Additionally, encroached properties of the Waqf Board will be reclaimed and re-registered under the Waqf Board, to increase its financial strength to conduct many more community welfare schemes and programmes.
Amend 'The Telangana State Minorities Commission Act, 1998' to make it a permanent body, and to table its annual report and recommendations, in the state legislative assembly every year to make suitable changes to policies for Minorities welfare and avoidance of discrimination.
Monthly honorarium of Rs.10,000 - 12,000 for priests from all religions including Imams, Muezzins, Khadims, Pastors and Granthis.
Establish a Telangana Sikh Minority Finance Corporation and fill vacancies in Minority institutions, such as Waqf Board, Minorities Finance Corporation, Christian Minorities Finance Corporation, Haj House, Urdu Academy, etc. Special DSC to be conducted to recruit Urdu Medium teachers.
Introduce Abdul Kalam Taufa-e-Taleem Scheme to provide financial assistance of Rs.5 lakh to Muslim, Christian, Sikh and other Minority youth completing M.Phil and Ph.D. Further, provide Rs.1 lakh upon post-graduation, Rs.25,000 upon graduation, Rs.15,000/- for Intermediate and Rs.10,000/- to students on passing 10th grade.
To provide Rs.1,000 crore annually to facilitate subsidized loans for jobless minority youth and women.
Increase minorities welfare budget to Rs.4,000 crore and introduce a dedicated minorities sub-plan ensuring optimal budget allocation and utilization.
Caste census will be conducted within 6 months of forming the government and fair reservation will be ensured for all backward classes including minorities in government jobs and educational institutions and government welfare schemes.
Establish residential schools for SCs and STs in every Mandal and reintroduce the fees reimbursement scheme. Provide hostel facility to all SC and ST students pursuing graduation and post-graduation. Provide financial assistance to every SC and ST student who secures admission in universities abroad.
Implement Vidya Jyothulu Pathakam, to provide financial assistance for SC, ST students of Rs. 10,000 upon passing 10th class, Rs 15,000 upon passing Intermediate and Rs. 25,000 upon graduation and Rs. 1 Lakh upon post graduation. Provide Rs. 5 Lakh for the SC and ST youth completing MPhil and PhD.
Establish 5 new plain area ITDAs in Nalgonda, Mahabubabad, Khammam, Nizamabad and Mahabubnagar for overall development of Tribal communities. Establish super speciality hospitals at all ITDA headquarters.
Establish 3 new Tribal Corporations and provide grants of Rs 500 crores to each corporation every year. The three Corporations are (1) Tukaram Adivasi Corporation for the welfare of Koya, Gond, Pradhan and Andh communities of Telangana. (2) Sant Sevalal Lambada Corporation for the welfare of Lambadas (3) Yerukula Corporation for the welfare of Yerukulas and other plain area tribes.
Establish 3 new SC Corporations and provide grants of Rs. 750 crores to each corporation every year. The three corporations are (1) Madiga Corporation, (2) Mala Corporation, (3) Other SC sub-castes corporation.
Implement Sammakka Sarakka Girijana Graminabhivrudhi Pathakam (SGGP) to provide an annual grant of Rs. 25 Lakh to each Tanda and Gudem Gram Panchayats.
Forest Rights Act, which was passed by the INC Government under the leadership of Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji, will be strictly implemented to provide pattas for Podu lands to all the eligible beneficiaries.
All the lands assigned to SCs and STs, but usurped by BRS govt will be restored back to the original assignees, with all the rights. And when lands are acquired for public purpose under Land Acquisition Act 2013, the assigned lands will be treated on par with patta lands for payment of compensation.
Provide 18% reservation for SCs and 12% reservation for STs in Government procurement and public work contracts. Provide reservations for SC, STs in private educational institutions and jobs in private companies availing incentives from the government.
Implement Ambedkar Abhaya Hastham, a scheme to provide financial assistance of Rs 12 lakhs per family to SCs and STs within five years starting from 2023-24, by providing requisite budget allocation in every year's Budget.
Increase the reservations for SCs to 18%, proportionate to SC population. Ensure implementation of A, B, C, D categorisation of reservation for SCs.
Electric scooters will be provided to all young women above 18 years of age and are pursuing education.
2 Educational Institutions will be established in Warangal and Hyderabad for the children of Police and RTC employees to provide quality education from 6th standard to graduation.
A world class Sports University will be established on the lines of IMG academy of the USA to support rural sportspersons.
4 new IIITs will be established, on the lines of Rajiv Gandhi IIIT in Basara, to provide quality education to the rural students.
Palamuru, Telangana, Mahatma Gandhi, Satavahana universities will be upgraded into integrated universities and new integrated universities will be set up in Adilabad, Khammam and Medak.
Fee reimbursement will be provided for students belonging to SC, ST, BC, Minority and EWS categories and all old dues will be cleared.
A special Gulf Cell will be established to regulate gulf agents; to facilitate, enhance and leverage employment opportunities in the Gulf countries and to enhance welfare and support systems for the Telangana youth in Gulf countries.
A Youth Commission will be set up to provide interest free loans of upto Rs 10 lakhs to facilitate education and livelihood opportunities.
75% reservation to Telangana youth shall be provided in private companies established with the help of government incentives.
Telangana will be transformed into a state with zero unemployment through centralized online registration portal, creating employment exchanges in 7 plus zones and establishing skill development centers in every district.
A new law to revamp TSPSC, on the lines of UPSC, will be enacted.
Monthly unemployment allowance of Rs. 4000 will be given to every unemployed youth till they are provided with employment or livelihood opportunities.
Annual job calendar with vacancies in all departments will be released every year by June 2nd and recruitment will be completed by September 17th.
SC, ST, BC and Minority backlog posts will be filled in the first year.
2 lakh government jobs will be filled in the first year.
All cases filed against youth who participated in the agitation will be withdrawn and on June 2nd, they will be given an official government ID card as Telangana Movement Fighter.
A monthly honorary pension of Rs. 25,000 will be given to their mother/father/wife.
Martyrs of the first and last phase of Telangana movement will be identified, officially recognised and a government job will be given to one person from their family.
Prepare a new agriculture policy and crop planning considering the climatic conditions of Telangana, with the aim of making agriculture more profitable.
Farmers Commission to be formed to offer a permanent resolution on outstanding farm issues.
Complete all irrigation projects in time to ensure that every acre of arable land is irrigated.
Crackdown on the proliferation of spurious seeds and pesticides. Perpetrators to be booked under the PD Act, their assets to be seized to provide compensation for affected farmers.
Scrap the Dharani portal and replace it with a new revenue mechanism that protects ownership rights of everyone.
Provide complete ownership rights, along with the right to sale, resale for Podu lands farmers and assigned lands' beneficiaries.
Integrate agricultural work with the MGNREGA scheme.
Agriculture labour and tenant farmers also to be covered under the Rythu Bheema scheme.
Introduce a credible crop insurance scheme that immediately compensates farmers for crop losses.
Establish the Turmeric Board.
Reopen all the closed sugar factories.
Congress will procure all crops with additional bonus on Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Waive off crop loans of 2 lakhs at once, as soon as INC assumes power.
Cheyutha: Rajiv Aarogyasri - Health insurance of Rs. 10 lakh will be provided.
Cheyutha: Monthly pension of Rs. 4,000 will be provided to senior citizens, widows, disabled, beedi workers, single women, toddy tappers, weavers, AIDS and Filaria patients and kidney patients undergoing dialysis.
Yuva Vikasam: Telangana International Schools will be built in every mandal.
Yuva Vikasam: Vidya Bharosa Card - A financial assistance card worth Rs. 5 lakh, will be provided to students which can be used in payment of college fees (in addition to fee reimbursement), coaching fees, foreign college fees, overseas travel expenses, tuition fees, purchase of books and study materials, hostel fees, exam fees, skill development courses, to buy laptops or research instruments and other education related expenditure.
Indiramma Indlu: All Telangana movement fighters will be provided a 250 sq yards house site.
Indiramma Indlu: Families not owning a house will be provided a house site and Rs. 5 lakh financial assistance towards construction of the house.
Gruha Jyothi: 200 units free electricity for all households.
Rythu Bharosa: A bonus of Rs. 500 for paddy per quintal will be provided.
Rythu Bharosa: Rs. 12,000 to agricultural labour will be provided every year.
Rythu Bharosa: Financial assistance of Rs. 15,000 per acre to farmers, tenant farmers, will be provided every year.
Mahalakshmi: Free travel for women in TSRTC buses across the state.
Mahalakshmi: Gas Cylinders at Rs. 500.
Mahalakshmi: Rs. 2,500 monthly financial assistance to women.
Review Re-organization of District / Mandals, to create a few more new districts. One of the New Districts will be named after Late. Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao.
A Toll-free number will be created for public complaints.
A comprehensive portal will be set-up to receive public complaints and address them in due time.
The Right to Public Services Act will be introduced.
Legal action will be taken, based on a full-fledged inquiry by a retired High Court Judge on the various scandal and corruption allegations in the rule of the BRS/TRS government.
MLA also will be constantly available to the people of their constituency and hold regular PRAJA DARBARS.
As in the past, the Congress Government is committed to restore PRAJA DARBAR daily at the CM camp office.
