ThePrint ThePrintAM: What are the highlights of AIADMK's manifesto for Tamil Nadu polls?
Mar 25, 2026
A quick tour of a 297-point political manifesto centered on welfare and governance. Promises include food security measures and free appliances for certain households. There are pledges for pensions, loan waivers and monthly cash aid. The plan also stresses tougher law-and-order and anti-drug actions, a proposed caste census, and debates over funding and electoral alliances.
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Manifesto Centers Welfare Education And Governance
- AIA-DMK manifesto focuses on welfare, education and governance as central election promises.
- It lists 297 promises including free dal with rice, refrigerators for women-headed ration households, and higher pensions to target low-income voters.
Concrete Household Benefits To Improve Nutrition
- The manifesto promises concrete household-level benefits to improve nutrition and daily life for poor families.
- Key measures: free lentils plus rice, one free refrigerator per rice-ration household for women heads, and waived student education loans.
Income Support And Women Empowerment Measures
- The party pledges to expand social security and targeted subsidies to boost incomes and women’s economic access.
- Promises include pensions of Rs 2,000, Rs 2,000 Kully Villaku cash aid, 150 rural workdays, and Rs 25,000 two-wheeler subsidies for 5 lakh women.