DMK election manifesto was released on Sunday by the party president, M. Karunanidhi.
Highlights:
- Aavin milk price to be reduced by Rs 7.
- TASMAC employees to be given alternative employment.
- Maternity leave to be increased to nine months.
- Free Internet for students.
- Separate Agricultural Budget.
- Training in organic farming under scheme to be launched in the name of Nammazhvar.
- Sethu Samudram Canal Project to be revived.
- Minimum support price for paddy to be increased.
- Law to implement Prohibition.
- Tamil will be introduced as official language in Central Government offices too.
- Lok Ayukta to be established in Tamil nadu.
- Leather park to be established in Chennai, Dindigul and Vellore.
- Rs. 1 lakh funding for entrepreneurs.
- Anna Unavagam to be established.
- All lakes/water bodies to be desilted at Rs 10,000 crore.
- First generation graduates to get first preference for government jobs
- Employment camps in all districts.
- Powerloom to get 750 units of power free.
- Smart card to be issued within 15 days for those who do not have a ration card.
- Separate ministry for irrigation.
- Free milk in noon meal scheme
- 200 checkdams to be constructed to prevent flooding at a cost of RS.2,000 crore
- New pension scheme will be scrapped for government employees and teachers
- All Defamation cases to be withdrawn
- Monthly EB pill payment scheme to be unveiled
- Cases against Kudankulam protestors to be withdrawn
- Steps to be taken to revive Legislative Council
- Uninterrupted electricity to be provided
- Electricity production to be enhanced
- 4th police Commission to be set up
- Schemes to convert sea water to drinking water in coastal areas
- Slums free Tamil Nadu
- Efforts to revive Jallikattu
- Rs 3 lakh subsidy for construction of concrete houses for low income groups
- Cell phones at subsidised rates
- Single window clearance in 100 days for establishing industries
- Education loan of college students to be written off.
- 20 kg free rice per month scheme
- New medical colleges in all districts
- One lakh new jobs to be created every year
- New industries in South Tamil Nadu
- All vacant posts in schools to be filled