Key Takeaways From AIADMK 2014 Manifesto

To attract the voter, Jayalalithaa led All India Anna Dravinda Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) has come with its Manifesto. The Party has tried to touch maximum point or key issue (be it regional or national) to pool the attention of voters. Here are key highlights of the Manifesto.

• The AIADMK is determined to ensure that punishment is given through the International Court of Justice to all those who committed war crimes and genocide against the Tamil minorities during the internalstrife in Sri Lanka, which was against international regulations.

• To protect the interest of fishermen the government will provide political protection from Sri Lanka Navy and promote the deep sea fishing.

• AIADMK will take all necessary action to rescind FDI in retail at the all India level.

• The AIADMK will take measures to replace the half-baked Food Security Scheme of the Government of India with a Universal Public Distribution System, which will benefit all the people of the States, which are already implementing the Universal Public Distribution System.

• The AIADMK will take steps for establishing new power corridors and strengthening the existing corridors so as to enable the transmission of power from the surplus States to deficit States.

Electoral Promises at National Level

• The party will strive to reinforce the idea and values of secularism in Indian society.

• The AIADMK will strive hard to continue to uphold the policy of 69% reservation. Similarly, in accordance with the unique social structure prevailing in each State, action will be taken to implement reservation in other States.

• The AIADMK will strive to extend and implement numerous schemes for the protection and development of women throughout India.

• The AIADMK will take necessary action to introduce and enact the Women’s Reservation Bill which will provide 33% reservation for women in State Legislatures and in Parliament.

• The AIADMK will take necessary action for the nationalisation and interlinking of rivers.

• The AIADMK will ensure that there is no disinvestment of shares of Public Sector Undertakings. The AIADMK will ensure that shares of Public Sector Undertakings are not divested and will work towards completely stopping the process of privatization of Public Sector Undertakings.

• When the AIADMK is part of the new Central Government action will be taken to bring back to India many lakh crores of rupees which are lying in banks in foreign countries.

• Action will be taken to enhance Indian tax revenue by eliminating loopholes and taking stringent action against those taking shelter under double taxation avoidanceagreements to evade tax.

• The AIADMK will take necessary action to modify the coalmining policy to ensure that State Public Enterprises are able to obtain coal at lower prices and at the same time the revenue to the Central Government is increased.

• The AIADMK is firmly of the view that the natural resources of the Country should be made available to consumers at a fair price. To enable this, a transparent Natural Resources Policy will be formulated by the AIADMK.

• The AIADMK is also of the firm view that the 14th Finance Commission should be allowed to make its recommendations independently without being influenced by the recommendations of the Raghuram Rajan Committee, particularly with reference to resource allocation based on the index of underdevelopment. The AIADMK will take necessary steps to ensure that measures to improve State finances are implemented.

• The AIADMK will implement the Farmers’ ProtectionScheme, which provides substantial benefits to farmers and agricultural labourers, throughout India.

• Action will be taken to establish a ManufacturingZone, to promote domestic savings and to upgrade infrastructure. These measures will result in a further increase in investment in the Manufacturing Sector. The share of manufacturing in the total Gross Domestic Product of the Country will be increased to 30 per cent

• The party has set a target to to create at least ten crore jobs in the next five years across the Country.

• The Government employees are the backbone of an effective Government. The recommendations of the 7^th Central Pay Commission will be implemented for all Central Government employees. Pay revisions for State Government employees in Tamil Nadu will be effected based on these recommendations.