BJP 2024 Manifesto: The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on Sunday released its poll manifesto with the tagline “Modi ki Guarantee,” with a focus on more development, women’s welfare and a roadmap for “Viksit Bharat” (developed India). According to the BJP, the year 2025 will be declared the ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Year’. The Lok Sabha polls in India are scheduled to take place from April 19, 2024, to June 1, 2024, to choose the 543 representatives for the 18th Lok Sabha. These elections will be conducted over seven phases, with the outcome being declared on June 4. Speaking of the education sector, let’s delve into a summary of pledges put forth by Prime Minister Modi.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 BJP Manifesto: Read PM Modi Promises For Education Sector
Strengthening AIIMS: We have established 15 AIIMS in the past decade to provide affordable and quality healthcare for all. We will strengthen our network of AIIMS to provide quality healthcare across the country.
Increasing Seats In Medical Education: Through the increased number of AIIMS and various medical colleges, we will increase the number of UG and PG seats in medical education.
Strengthening PM ABHIM: We are already upgrading secondary and primary health care under PM-ABHIM (PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission). We will further expand PM-ABHIM for robust health care
Strengthening Ayushman Arogya Mandirs: We will further strengthen the Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and upgrade district hospitals and other secondary healthcare centres by expanding the full functionality of all packages for comprehensive healthcare.
Expanding Jan Aushadhi Kendras For Affordable Medicines: We will expand the Jan Aushadhi Kendra network to provide high-quality low-cost medicines to citizens across the country. Launching an Emergency And Trauma Care Mission: We will launch an Emergency And Trauma Care Mission to provide immediate and effective care to trauma patients.
Strengthening The Ongoing Programmes For Disease Eradication: We will intensify existing efforts to ensure elimination of TB, Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariasis, Measles and Rubella, Trachoma, and Kala Azar by facilitating timely testing and access to medicines.
Accelerating Vaccine Production and Distribution: We will encourage and extend support to Bharatiya vaccine manufacturers and biopharma companies in various capacities to boost production and distribution and aim to reduce our timeline for vaccine manufacturing.
Augmenting the Health Human Resources: We will strengthen the efforts being made to increase the training capacity for paramedics, technicians, pharmacists and nurses.
Improving Mental Healthcare Services: In our increasingly complex society, mental well-being has emerged as a top priority. We will strengthen our traditional means including Yoga and Meditation, and also enhance the scope and coverage of mental health initiatives like Manas and Manodarpan.
“Our vision is to redefine the education ecosystem by envisioning modern, universalised, quality education propelled by the momentum of NEP 2020. We will prepare our students to be future ready through a dynamic curriculum process. We will encourage teaching and learning in mother tongue. We will focus on all dimensions of quality education including teachers training, infrastructure, use of technology, internships, and time-to-time upgradation of knowledge and skills,” reads BJP’s manifesto.
Establishing New Institutions of Higher Learning: 7 IITs, 16 IIITs, 7 IIMs, 15 AIIMS, 315 Medical Colleges and 390 universities have been set-up in the past decade. We are committed to strengthening these institutes and further increasing the number of institutions of higher learning. We will continue to upgrade the existing institutions through focused funding, capacity building, infrastructure upgradation and dedicated research grants.
Using Technology for Access to Quality Education: We will promote the usage of education stack for personalised and flexible learning management systems through initiatives under PM e-Vidya such as SWAYAM, SWAYAM PRABHA, etc.
Building on the success of the above digital learning initiatives, we will operationalize a digital university for industry-focused free courses to provide upskilling opportunities for low-income families.
The Lok Sabha polls in India are scheduled to take place from April 19, 2024, to June 1, 2024, to choose the 543 representatives for the 18th Lok Sabha. These elections will be conducted over seven phases, with the outcome being declared on June 4.
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