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Patna, Oct 31 (PTI) The ruling NDA released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly elections on Friday. The polls will be held on November 6 and 11, while votes will be counted on November 14. Notable features of the manifesto: *Opportunities for government jobs and employment for more than one crore youth. *Guarantee of MSP for all crops for farmers. *Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme amount to be increased from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 a year. *50 lakh pucca houses to be constructed. *One crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’ will be created. *Major schools in districts will be transformed with a total allocation of Rs 5,000 crore. *Mata Janaki’s birthplace to be developed as world-class spiritual city ‘Sitapuram’. *International airports to come up in Darbhanga, Purnia and Bhagalpur. *Four cities will have Metro rail projects. *Bihar Sports City and Centers of Excellence to be set up in every division *One factory and 10 industrial parks to be be set up in every district. *100 MSME parks and over 50,000 cottage industries to come up. *Establishment of defence corridor and Semiconductor Manufacturing Parks. *Residential schools for SC/ST students in every division. *Rs 2,000 per month for SC/ST students studying in higher education institutions. *Up to Rs 10 lakh assistance for EBC category students. *Quality free education for students from poor families — from KG to PG. *Seven expressways to come up and 3,600 km of railway tracks to be modernised. *Development of world-class Medical City, and medical colleges in every district. *Free electricity up to 125 units for poor families. *Expansion of social security pension scheme. PTI PKD NN
