CHENNAI:
The Pattali Makkal Katchi on Monday suggested a conditional cash transfer (CCT) scheme to tackle poverty.
In its election manifesto released by its founder S. Ramadoss here, the PMK recommended payment of monthly assistance of Rs.1,000 - 1,500 to families below poverty line (BPL). Three conditions will be stipulated for availing of the scheme – those who were sending children regularly to schools; families that had ensured the administration of vaccination to their children up to six years of age and those in which pregnant women underwent regular ante-natal check-ups.
Dr. Ramadoss said that the payment will be made only to women of those families that satisfied the conditions. This was a conscious decision as any cash payment to the men of the BPL families would mean that the money would be spent on liquor.
Reiterating its support to the concept of caste-based census, the party wanted reservation in education and employment to all sections of society in proportion to the population of each section. It would take steps for getting the birth anniversary of E.V. Ramasamy Naicker declared as the day of social justice.
The party sought the status of the Most Backward Classes to Vanniyar Christians, who are now part of the Backward Classes. Six per cent of the State's revenue should be earmarked for education. The party would strive to secure the approval of courts for providing 25 per cent reservation in engineering courses to rural students.
It would make all-out efforts for the imposition of a total prohibition in the State. It would urge for the formation of the Metropolitan Planning Committee, comprising representatives of local bodies, a Constitutional requirement. The party wanted the constitution of a board for the development of backward districts. Steps would be taken for the establishment of the Farmers' Income Commission to ensure that farmers got remunerative prices. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme should be extended to agricultural work. The party explained how the Special Agro Economic Zones could be formed in phases.
Top priority
Top priority would be given to upgrading infrastructure in Ambattur, Guindy and Hosur industrial estates. Referring to the Gujarat experiment of bus rapid transit (BRT) in Ahmedabad, the party said it would advocate the launch of this mode in Chennai.
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