Congress' election manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls: 10 things you need to know

As the 2019 Lok Sabha election is less than two weeks away, the Congress party has announced its manifesto for the polls and have named it ‘Jan Awaaz.’

Here are 10 points you need to know about the election manifesto, which is termed as ‘We will deliver’.

5. In health care sector, the party has said to double the expenditure to 3% of GDP by 2023-24 and to enact a Right to Healthcare Act and provide free diagnostic, out-patient care, free medicines and hospitalisation through a network of public hospitals.

6. To double the allocation for Education to 6% of GDP by 2023-24 and give free school education from Class 1 to Class 12.

7. Congress has also promised to pass Women Reservation Bill and reserve 33% of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.

8. In the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces, the Congress has said to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

9. For the Adivasis, the Congress has promised to implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and secure the rights guaranteed under the Act for the Scheduled Tribe.

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