Teludu desam party (TDP) manifesto - Analysis

The manifesto can be read here.

This manifesto started with message of their president Chandra babu naidu. He used this opportunity to attack on congress ruthlessly.

Money Distribution Scheme:

The manifesto started with this scheme. So we can assume this is the most important scheme they are promising. According to the manifesto they divide people eligible into three categories ultra-poor, poor, middle-class and distribute 2000, 1500, 500 per head to the woman head of each family. Even farmers with less land ownership are also eligible.

These are the only two technical details given in the manifesto; rest is all word jugglery and describing why we need this and how we can do this. Whenever somebody questions the feasibility of this manifesto, supporters show the current Andhra pradesh budget to close their mouths. But there are two things we need to consider, one is current Recession which is affecting income of Govt of Andhra Pradesh too. And second one is new Government may not earn much in real estate business as current Raja Shekar Reddy Government earned. Then this leaves us with other options to increase income. One way is to increase taxes, but already there are huge taxes in AP. I don’t think they can be increase more than certain level without much chaos. The only option as far as I can see is to utilize resources available in state plus using human resources available in AP and earn as much as possible. There is lot of scope from AP to become richer state. It needs to concentrate on companies which invest in research and development. It needs to concentrate on companies which invent and create for India and succeed at International market too. A handful of successful companies from AP, if emerged, state can see double the income from current level. As a IT revolution utilize Naidu has much more probability to achieve these results. (on a personal level this (confidence on Naidu) is one of the reasons, and probably a major reason for me to cast my vote to TDP in spite of cine/caste/opportunistic/corrupt angles of TDP)

There are two issues I can see in this money distribution. One being corruption. The more corrupt the scheme become the less useful it is to people and state. The second one is money availability as discussed above.

What can happen? If this scheme is implemented?

1. There will be no poor family in AP - over night situation changes.

2. There won’t be any more hunger deaths.

3. One of the interesting feature of this scheme is, this is independent of caste, religion. Thus this won’t divide Indian society any further.

4. Demand for Washing machines, vacuum cleaners may increase over-night, as it will be difficult to get a maid with affordable price. I hope some Indian company will utilize this chance and thus avoid dumping our money to the Korian companies. I remember reading in the book Future cast 2020 , unless Indians become more intelligent and start producing home-grown competitive products they can become a dumping ground for Korian products!

5. May be everybody will own a cell phone.

6. People may start working with much more dignity and with much more hard work. Money will increase greed to earn more money J

The second promise in the manifesto is Free color TV!

I am not sure what is the situation in Tamil Nadu about this scheme, if somebody know please leave a comment. To me this looks like a popular promise. The merits of this scheme is more add revenue to TV channels, may be all the TV channels in AP (> 15?) will survive even after elections. And cable TV operators are the ones who are going to benefit a lot from this scheme. Overnight they are going to be saved from satellite TV competition. This may create some more employment.

NTR Complete health care scheme.

This is the third promise. To me this more or less looks like renaming current Aarogya Sri Scheme. But there is a mention of Government Hospital. Not sure what is going to change. But at least they promise to keep current scheme intact.

To me, A govt is success in health when our Government hospitals become in par with any other corp hospital.

Farmers

May pages are written over this, looks like they want to attract farmers like anything. Looks like they did lot of ground work. There are many popular promises. Basically they want to apply modern technical details and even that for free.

- One cold storage for every village.

o This is really nice promise, if kept will be useful.

- Kooli under upaadi haami scheme

o This is also very useful to farmers, I know many who stopped active agriculture because of un availability of koolies(workers).

Anyhow my personal opinion is TDP promises looks much better and benefits farmers in both long term and short term. Unlike current Congress current schemes of burning house for coal - kind of schemes.

There is a ¾ page for separate Telangana

Youth

There are lots of schemes for youth. I think they will be useful to atleast TDP kaarya kartalu (activists)

But on interesting promise , youth festivals per year in every Mandal. This if implemented without any politics, then will add lot of value to Andhra Pradesh youth.

I believe youth needs opportunities not some popular money distribution schemes. And Naidu is capable of creating opportunities, Hope if he comes to power much more employment will be created.

And

- More Residentails schools.

o Good one.

- Rajaka cast to be made SC.

o May be possible, as they are already SC in 17 states.

o May get good number of votes. How many?

- There is atleast ¾ page for each BC caste.

- Girijan University will be started.

o Good one. I wish Khammam will get this chance J

- Telugu Bhavan’s in other countries.

o Again very good one.

o They should have added money for Telugu language teaching in other universities.

- Weekly five day week, instead of current 6 day week.

o Again good one.