ALL SET: PMK founder S. Ramadoss flanked by party president G.K. Mani (right) and A.K. Moorthy, MP, releasing the manifesto in Chennai on Friday.
CHENNAI: The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) will work for the transfer of education to State list and enactment of a law to regulate self-financing colleges at the national level.
These are among the main aspects of its poll manifesto released by party founder S. Ramadoss at a press conference here on Friday.
The party will urge the new government at the Centre to earmark six per cent of the Gross Domestic Product for education. Fifty per cent of the total outlay for education will be set apart for primary education.
Claiming that Minister for Health Anbumani Ramadoss had given “new and dynamic” direction and path to the development of health sector, the party said the National Rural Health Mission would be expanded and strengthened. The party will strive for stepping up the expenditure on health to three per cent of the GDP.
Talking of its pet themes of making the country free of tobacco and liquor, the manifesto says greater awareness will be created on the harmful effects of tobacco. The party is for providing assistance and incentives to farmers for cultivating cash crops instead of tobacco.
Prohibition will be strictly implemented.
Coming out against the use of genetically modified seeds, the PMK says it will insist on long-term research before the introduction of such crops. Agricultural universities should not be allowed to carry out research on GM crops along with the private sector.
In the case of inter-State water disputes, the party has reiterated its stand on nationalisation of rivers. On special economic zones, the party argues for the repeal of the SEZ Act. It favours special agricultural economic zones. It wants reforms in the power sector.
The party advocates the concept of smaller States and wants the country to be divided into 50 States. It supports the creation of Telangana and trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh.
G.K. Mani, PMK president; A.K. Moorthy, former Union Minister; K. Arumugam and T. Velmurugan, MLAs, were among those present.
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