As a part of  ‘Nishchay Patra 2020′ which was released on Sunday, The Janata Dal (United) focussed on women’s empowerment and upgrading the skill of young  people, detailing seven promises if voted back to power in the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar.

The party, to give women a grant up to 50% of project cost, capped to a maximum of ₹5 lakh, for launching new entrepreneurship programme, proposed in the document titled “Saksham Bihar Swavalambi Bihar (Capable Bihar, Independent Bihar)’, which is the Saat Nishchay (seven resolves) 2.0 — a vision document for the next five years.  Which also promised to give them interest-free loans up to ₹5 lakh.

It also promised for financial assistance of ₹25,000 and ₹50,000 to unmarried women who pass their Class 12 and graduation examinations, respectively, to promote higher education among women and reduce the total fertility rate. A similar kind of document by listing seven resolves of governance had released by JD(U), which were the common minimum programme endorsed by its then coalition partner the RJD, ahead of the 2015 assembly polls.

“To serve the people is our duty. I thank you for giving me an opportunity to serve Bihar,” tweeted chief minister Nitish Kumar.

This document aims to use better technology so that the quality of training imparted to youth through industrial training institutes (ITIs) and polytechnic to make them employable can be improved. It also proposed that the district and sub-division level should have the centres for ITI and polytechnic centres and mega skill centre.

To make sure that the young people are not dependent on government jobs, The party promised to give grants up to 50% of project cost, capped to a maximum of Rs 3 lakh, for setting up any new entrepreneurship.

It also proposed to have a new government department for skill and entrepreneurship, for this purpose, it will also have in its ambit industrial training institutes (ITIs) and polytechnic. Besides, it had talked to improve rural connectivity with state and national highways for easy accessibility; it will provide water to every agricultural farm, having clean and prosperous village, besides clean and developed city; and improving health and veterinary facilities.

“People have seen our government achieve almost all its target set as part of the ‘seven resolves’ in the last five years. They have hope in chief minister Nitish Kumar that he will deliver what he promises. They also know all too well by now that he is a credible face in the state,” said JD(U) working president Ashok Choudhary.