The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday released a populist manifesto for Punjab, promising laptops for government school students, a waiver on residential property tax, the setting up of an NRI board, 33 per cent reservation for woman in government jobs and Deputy Chief Minister from the Dalit community.
The manifesto, on the lines of the party’s promise in Delhi in 2015, also says the AAP government will set up Aam Aadmi canteens at sub-division and district levels where a meal will be available for ₹5. The party has also promised to reduce the power tariff to half for usages up to 400 units.
A team of AAP leaders led by Punjab in-charge Sanjay Singh released the manifesto here, which also promises that Amritsar and Anandpur Sahib will be declared as holy cities.
The manifesto also promises a health insurance scheme under which every resident of State would be eligible for cashless treatment of up to ₹5 lakh in private hospitals.