The document is the 2009-2014 manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outlining their plans and policies if elected to govern India. The key areas discussed include education, empowering women, healthcare, infrastructure development, information technology, governance reforms, taxation, poverty alleviation, farmer welfare, security, judicial reforms, labor reforms, and Hindutva. The BJP pledges to focus on education, reduce poverty, promote health, boost infrastructure, leverage technology, ensure security, reform governance, and empower citizens.

1. BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY MANIFESTO FOR GOVERNANCE 2009-2014

2. CONTENTS EDUCATION FOR ALL EMPOWERING WOMEN HEALTH IS WEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IT VISION e-GOVERNANCE TAXATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION FARMER PROSPERITY SECURITY JUDICIAL REFORMS LABOR REFORMS HINDUTVA WHY BJP

3. EDUCATION FOR ALL Education will be Government’s primary instrument to reduce poverty, promote health, protect environment and advance gender equality Central allocation to education shall be raised to six per cent of the GDP from current one percent Goal is total spend of nine per cent of GDP on education by involving the private sector Bridge digital divide. 1 crore students to get laptop computers at Rs 10,000. Interest-free loan for anyone unable to afford it

4. EDUCATION FOR ALL Content and process of education shall be made responsive to the needs of the times "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan", launched by the NDA in 2002, shall be extended, strengthened and concretised further in quality, content and support systems Mid-day meal scheme shall be revitalised on modern management lines. Akshaya Patra Scheme will serve as a model for this purpose Close linkages between school education and higher education shall be built into the system

5. EDUCATION FOR ALL Primary school timings and vacations shall be flexible and decided upon by the local community and the Parents-Teachers Associations Universalisation of secondary education shall be speedily implemented. Special emphasis will be given to girls education at the secondary level Full assistance will be provided for a national madarsa modernisation programme

6. EDUCATION FOR ALL Certification of skills acquired traditionally or through private initiatives Widespread network of providing skill orientation and vocational training shall be established Additional structures and facilities shall be created at secondary stage to provide generic vocational skills to every child who is willing to do so Industry shall be persuaded to play a greater role than at present to prepare skilled manpower, which will be of mutual benefit

7. EDUCATION FOR ALL National Education Commission will be constituted to propose a comprehensive policy for 21st century NCE report shall lead to formulation of New Education Policy to replace NPE-1986/92 NCE shall undertake continuous envisioning of educational plans, strategies methods, material and research to make India a knowledge power and develop institutions of higher learning and research Institutions of higher learning shall be given full autonomy, while requiring full accountability

8. EMPOWERING WOMEN Madhya Pradesh Government's highly successful "Ladli Laxmi" Yojana to be expanded to all Indian families 33% reservation for women in legislatures Salaries for 28 lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers, who are backbone of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), will be doubled Introduce special schemes to promote entrepreneurship among rural women through Self-help Groups (SHGs)

9. EMPOWERING WOMEN Gender discrimination in wages, whether in organised or unorganized sector, will be eliminated Remove all remaining gender disparities in property rights, marital rights and cohabitation rights

10. HEALTH IS WEALTH Right to clean water will be made a fundamental right. A massive programme will be launched to provide clean, drinking water to every citizen Introduce ‘Dial 108 for ambulance at your doorstep scheme throughout the country Basic Health Insurance Scheme for every citizen. Cashless hospitilization A comprehensive project to bring health-for-all by 2014

11. HEALTH IS WEALTH A regulatory authority to be set up for private hospitals and nursing homes to monitor unfair practices All Primary health centers in India to be connected to National Telemedicine Service Network

12. INFRASTRUCTURE Link all villages with over 500 people by all-weather road River linking project to be launched Generate additional 120,000 MW of electricity. 20% of this will be non-conventional energy sources Reduce dependence on fossil fuels by promoting run-on-river electricity projects, solar, wind power and biomass Rs 5,000 crore for creation of sports infrastructure especially in educational institutions

13. IT VISION National Digital Highway Development Project and Pradhan Mantri Digital Gram Sadak Yojana to create a next-generation network infrastructure Redefine broadband as 2 Mbps speed on 1:1 connection with unlimited upload / download quota. Present classification is 256Kbps, shared connection Make Broadband Internet available in EVERY town and EVERY village, at cable TV prices Unrestricted VoIP to be implemented immediately

14. IT VISION Government of India to standardise on ‘open standard’ and ‘open source’ software Promote Domestic Hosting industry to minimize International Bandwidth costs Domestic IT hardware industry to be promoted to minimize imports National Mission to promote use of Indian Languages in IT IT standards-setting body would be spun out of BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards)

15. IT VISION Digital Security Agency to be setup as a independent body for cyber-security, cyber-counter-terrorism and cyber-warfare

16. e-GOVERNANCE Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) with Citizen Identification Number within 3 years Every MNIC will be linked to a bank account. All welfare payments, including widow and old age pensions, Child support, Kisan Credit, Students Assistance and Micro-Credit will be channelised through MNIC account All major financial transactions including purchase of property and access to public services only through MNIC MNIC will ensure correct welfare delivery and accurate tax collection

17. e-GOVERNANCE Gujarat's "e-Gram Vishwa Gram" to be implemented nationwide for every Government office, from Central to Panchayats Post offices to be turned into Multi-Service outlets Toll free 1-800 to be assigned to every MP, for citizens to get in touch with their MPs Land and property records to be digitized using GPS and MNIC

18. e-GOVERNANCE Government-to-Citizen (G-C), Government-to-Government (GG) and Government-to-Business (G-B) transactions will be conducted electronically, with the objective of moving towards paperless governance

19. TAXATION Take determined steps to bring back money stashed away in Tax havens Scrap Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT), which is a source of harassment to employees and employers alike Abolish CST and fix a ceiling of 12-14 percent on GST Dispense clubbing of agricultural income with other sources for determining tax liability on other income Low tax, low interest regime so that people have more money and their purchasing power increases

20. TAXATION Exempt personal Income Tax for those earning up to Rs 3 lakh per annum For women and Senior Citizens, exemption will be Rs 3.5 lakh per annum Income of all senior citizens from pension will be exempt from Income Tax All members of armed forces and the para-military shall be exempted from payment of Income Tax Complete exemption for interest income on bank deposits for all, other than corporates and on business income

21. POVERTY ALLEVIATION 35 Kgs of subsidised rice or wheat at Rs 2 for BPL Families Direct Delivery of Entitlements via Food Coupons that will be redeemable at both PDS and Private Outlets Setting up community kitchens in extremely impoverished areas with the help of NGOs through shared funding Provide bicycles to every school going girl child from BPL families throughout India 10 lakh dwelling units for poor will be constructed every year

22. FARMER PROSPERITY Study entire gamut of farmers’ loans and come up with actionable solution to deepening crisis within six months Set maximum ceiling of 4 per cent interest for agricultural loans to farmers from banks Introduce pension scheme for aged and helpless farmers

23. FARMER PROSPERITY Create irrigation facilities for an additional 35 million hectares of land in five years Drip irrigation will be promoted along with better water management and use of check dams Promote horticulture, floriculture, pisciculture and poultry for generating additional jobs and supplementing incomes Create additional grazing land and encourage the maintenance of ponds and water bodies

24. FARMER PROSPERITY Implement Farm Income Insurance Scheme through which both price and produce will be insured Promote nature-friendly cultivation and incentivise organic farming to arrest soil quality depletion. Special marketing assistance for organic produce Water conservation, Soil enrichment, Procurement, Marketing, Waste Elimination and Credit management of farmers to be shifted to IT platform for better implementation and quicker "Lab to Land" knowledge transfer

25. SECURITY National Security Council will be made hub of all sector-related assessments National Security Council will be accountable for real-time intelligence dissemination National Maritime Authority will be set up to coordinate coastal security Revamp internal and external intelligence agencies to use technology and cope with rapidly changing trends of terrorism at home and abroad

26. SECURITY Send out a simple, loud and clear message, to terrorists and their sponsors: They will have to pay a heavy price for each innocent life lost Special courts for speedy and fair prosecution of those involved with acts of terrorism ‘ Chhattisgarh Model’ for counter-Maoist operations Talks with insurgent groups will be conditional and within the framework of the Constitution

27. SECURITY Border management will be reviewed and improved to block illegal immigration Assist states to modernise their respective police forces Equip police with the latest weaponry and communications technology Police are the first responders to any crisis situation. Train and equip them to be more effective Appointments to intelligence agencies will be on merit and not on political patronage

28. JUDICIAL REFORMS Legislation to make judges declare their assets on a regular basis, and the information to be made available online Computerization of all court-related records, arbitration records, court judgments, court calendars and advocates’ records. This will promote standardization and transparency Seamless accessibility of court, police, prison and municipal (birth, death, marriage, etc) records

29. JUDICIAL REFORMS Promotion of Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanisms such as Lok Adalats, assistance of Legal Services Authorities, Human Rights Commission and various civil society organizations Bring various support agencies such as Legal Aid Cells, Legal Services Authority, social workers (counselors) and other activists closer to ordinary citizens Encourage adoption of global best practices through digital libraries, databases, case management systems, and judicial administration systems

30. LABOR REFORMS Making secret ballot compulsory for trade union elections, by suitably amending the Industrial Disputes Act Ensuring adequate compensation for any labour that may be retrenched, with the first option being redeployment Expand Safety net for labor in unorganized sector and revise minimum wages Launch training pro grammes for trade unions to play an effective and positive role

31. LABOR REFORMS Launch national mission to increase India's skilled workforce from present 8% to 20% in five years Set up a National Child Labour Commission

32. HINDUTVA BJP will explore all possibilities, including negotiations and judicial proceedings, to facilitate the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya Free Religious bodies and places of worship from Government Control Cleaning the revered Ganga and other major rivers will be a priority. Local communities will be enrolled in this gigantic task Evolve a new route for Sethu Samudram, bypassing Ram Setu, a historical national heritage

33. WHY BJP Minimum Government, maximum governance. Large investments in roads, rails, ports and airports. Social initiatives to focus on empowering girl to ensure gender quality Social initiatives to focus on helping BPL families break poverty cycle by ensuring availability of food, cheap housing ,education for all and bridging digital divide

34. WHY BJP Reform government departments to be more in tune with times and adopt technology to accelerate delivery cycles and plug leaks Usher in low Tax regime to leave money in hands of entrepreneurs and consumers, so that they can spend and invest in ways they consider is in their best interests. Justice to all, appeasement to none Politics of empowerment, not of appeasement

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