BJP promises to hike eligibility limit of BPL families to Rs. 60,000
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25/04/2008
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Hindu (New Delhi)
In a bid to woo the electorate, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday promised to increase the upper limit of income for below poverty line families from the present Rs. 11,800 to Rs. 60,000 a year if it is voted to power in the State. The BJP, which released its 48-page election manifesto titled "Vow for a prosperous Karnataka' on Thursday, with a declaration to put the State on a fast track of development, also promised to give a status of "extremely poor' to those families having an annual income of less than Rs. 30,000. The BJP, which is the first major political party in the State to come out with a full-fledged manifesto for the coming polls, claimed that such an increase in the income level with respect to eligibility criteria would help a large number of poor families to avail the benefits of various welfare schemes. Promise The party promised to set up cyber caf