Chandigarh: A budget of Rs 5,000 crore for sustainable agriculture and organic farming, free rainwater harvesting units to check depleting water table and promotion of allied agriculture sectors are some of the promises made by the BJP and allies PLC and SAD (Sanyukt) for the February 20 Punjab assembly polls.
An 11-point Sankalp' (commitments) document was released here on Tuesday, especially for the rural areas of the state.
While advocating promotion of sports in villages, the BJP and its allies also promised cash rewards to medal winners in international and national games on the lines of Haryana.
The Sankalp was released by Union Minister and BJP's Punjab election in-charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, SAD (Sanyukt) chief Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and BJP leaders Harjit Singh Grewal and Subhash Sharma.
The BJP is fighting the Punjab assembly polls in alliance with former chief minister Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt).
The BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt) alliance had already promised debt waiver for farmers having less than 5 acres of land, MSP for fruits, vegetables, pulses and oilseeds, one lakh acres of Shamlat land for rural landless farmers for cultivation and Rs 6,000 annual financial assistance for every landless farmer under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Yojana when it had released the Sankalp document a few days ago.
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Addressing the media here, Shekhawat said annual budget of Rs 5,000 crore will be sanctioned for sustainable agriculture and organic farming if the alliance comes to power in the state.