Councils including agricultural representatives at the national , state , and district levels will be established to determine the Minimum Support Price ( MSP ) for bananas , turmeric , tapioca , pulses , chillies , millets , tea , oilseeds , horticultural products , etc .
For the healthcare , DMK government plans to hike the medical insurance amount for families below the poverty line to Rs 10 lakh . Special medical centres for genetic diseases and birth defects will be established . The sale of drugs banned by the Union government on online pharmaceutical platforms will be completely prohibited . Public health programs will be allocated 3 % of the nation ' s GDP . The construction of AIIMS Madurai will be expedited , and efforts will be made to bring AIIMS to 4 more regions in Tamil Nadu .
YSRCP concentrates more on welfare schemes
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party ( YSRCP ) has announced ‘ Universal Health Cards ’ that would allow free healthcare access to poor and middleclass families in the state . “ Any individual with an annual income of up to Rs 5,00,000 per annum can avail this card and its benefits . Several lakh individuals from poor and middleclass families will benefit from this and will be given Universal Health Cards to avail medical services for free ,” the press release stated .
For the agriculture sector , the YSRCP has promised ‘ Rythu Bharosa ’, an investment support of Rs 12,500 per annum , along with free crop insurance and interest-free loans . However , while land-owning farmers can avail sops close to Rs 1 lakh per annum , tenant farmers would get only Rs 12,500 each year as financial assistance . The YSRCP also assured that godowns , cold storages and food processing plants would be set up .
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