DMK Election Manifesto: Key Welfare Promises And Schemes

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) released its election manifesto ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The document describes various welfare initiatives and financial assistance programs and infrastructure development projects. The party provides its services to women and students and farmers and low-income families.

Financial Support for Women and Families

The manifesto increases direct financial support for women and households.
The monthly aid provided to the female family head will increase from ₹1,000 to ₹2,000. The old-age pension will increase to ₹2,000 per month. Women will receive ₹8,000 worth of coupons which they can use to buy or replace household appliances including televisions.
The program aims to increase household earnings while helping people meet their essential requirements.

Education and Youth Benefits

The DMK plans to expand support for students and young people.
Government schools will extend their breakfast program to students from Class 5 until Class 8. The program provides female students who continue their education after school with ₹1,500 as financial support. The program will give free laptops to youth and around 3.5 million young people will benefit from this initiative.
These steps focus on improving access to education and digital resources.

Support for Farmers

The document contains advantages which specifically target the agricultural sector.
Farmers will receive free and unmetered pump sets. Farmers will receive advanced equipment support which will help them to enhance their agricultural productivity.
The program helps farmers to lower their operational expenses and maximize their farm productivity.

Housing and Infrastructure Plans

The DMK establishes its extensive housing development initiative.
The government plans to construct 1 million houses within the upcoming five years.
The program improves housing availability for families who belong to the low-income and middle-income brackets.