Manifesto
I believe in India. It is a great country with a great history. The Indian people are a great people. But I believe India can and must be better: better schools, better hospitals, better ways of tackling crime, of building a modern welfare state, of equipping ourselves for a new world economy. I want a India that is one nation, with shared values and purpose, where merit comes before privilege, run for the many not the few, strong and sure of itself at home and abroad. I want a India that does not shuffle into the new millennium afraid of the future, but strides into it with confidence. I want to renew our country's faith in the ability of its government and politics to deliver this new India. I want to do it by making a limited set of important promises and achieving them. This is the purpose of the bond of trust I set out at the end of this introduction, in which ten specific commitments are put before you. Hold us to them. They are our covenant with you. I want to renew faith in politics by being honest. I have no intention or desire to replace one set of dogmas by another. I want to renew faith in politics through a government that will govern in the interest of the many, the broad majority of people who work hard, play by the rules, pay their dues and feel let down by a political system that gives the breaks to the few, to an elite at the top increasingly out of touch with the rest of us. And I want, above all, to govern in a way that brings our country together, that unites our nation in facing the tough and dangerous challenges of the new economy and changed society in which we must live. I want a India which we all feel part of, in whose future we all have a stake, in which what I want for my own children I want for yours. Will form farmer's club/co-operative, training institutes to promote sustainable agriculture practices which are economically viable and meet society's need for safe and nutritious food while maintainng or enhancing natural resources and the quality of environment for future generations. Will form numbers of mobile hospital in remote and rural areas with cheap medicine availablity. School health program would be major focus area, and health and hygiene will be made a part of the school curriculum. Will start mobile library facility in rural and remote area. Will also establish E-Library to empower school teachers and students. Will create training programs that promote personal growth and confidence of local entrepreneurs. Promote the ecosystem that nurtures local entrepreneurs which will provide employment. Will form local business clubs and co-operatives for diffrent busineses as well promote existing co-operatives. Will address the issues on undernutration and malnutration. Will make availability of safe, hygenic and free drinking water. Will run legal awareness programs and will make legal information open and freely accesiible making the common man aware of his rights and duties. Will take steps to inculcate a culture of sports at the school level by arranging sports facilities and training needs for promoting a healthy lifestyle, and making sports as a compulsory part of the school curriculum. Will encourage citizen’s participation in reforestation, agro-forestry and social forestry, through targeted programs. Will encourage and incentivize innovative garbage disposal and waste management practices.
