April 19, 2026 04:15 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Pushback from smartphone makers: Centre drops Aadhaar app pre-install plan — report | Meta eyes first wave of layoffs on May 20: Report | TCS breaks silence on Nida Khan: ‘No HR role, no power’ in Nashik case | ‘Panic reaction’: Rahul Gandhi on women’s bill, says PM Modi ‘wants to send a message’ | Adani Group shares rise as Gautam Adani becomes Asia’s richest, overtakes Mukesh Ambani | TCS Nashik ‘conversion’ case accused seeks anticipatory bail citing pregnancy | IT raids TMC candidate Debasish Kumar’s premises ahead of Bengal polls | Bengal SIR: Supreme Court allows voters restored by tribunal till April 21 and 27 to vote | 'Women won't spare you': PM Modi warns Opposition over resistance to quota bill | Vijay booked in 3 cases over poll code violation ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

Cong manifesto promises reforms in power, water

| | Jan 24, 2015, at 12:11 am
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS) The Congress on Friday released the party manifesto for Delhi Assembly elections making promise to reform the power and water sectors.

In a counter to the promises of the BJP and AAP on power tariff, the Congress promised to provide power at Rs. 1.50 per unit and reduce the domestic bills to half.

The manifesto also promised  women's security, waive inflated water bills and increase in the old age pension to Rs. 2000 are among other promises.

 "We are only making promises that can be fulfilled.The manifesto answers not just what but also how," Congress' Election Campaign Committee chief  Ajay Maken said while releasing the first part of the vision document.
 
Promises have also been made on extension of Delhi Metro, improvement of infrastructure and  cleanliness of the Yamuna. 
 
The Delhi Assembly elections will be held on February 7.
 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.