Exactly one month before Madhya Pradesh's election, the Congress party unveiled their election manifesto, which included 1,290 pledges covering a wide range of issues, from a caste survey to universal health insurance. It even pledged to make an effort to get the state an IPL team.
“Congress aayegi, khushhaali layegi” is the party’s slogan for the 2023 polls.
The Padho Padhao Yojana, announced by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, is among the key promises. The standouts in the 106-page manifesto are a health insurance cover of Rs 25,00,000 for every family and a Rs 10,00,000 accident cover. Congress guarantees the common people nine rights: the right to water, health, electricity, education, food, housing, a minimum wage, social justice, and employment. Congress feels that the winds of 2023 are in its favour.
Releasing the manifesto, former chief minister and state Congress president Kamal Nath said, “Right to health is our big commitment. Every family is distressed because of the present health system. People are having to sell their homes for medical treatment. We will pass a law for right to health and will give a health insurance cover of up to Rs 25,00,000 with Rs 10,00,000 accident insurance. We will bring every family under it. This will be a huge step for the state.”