Loans taken by unorganised labourers from various corporations would be written off and a new mining policy would be introduced to curb illegal mining, manifesto drafting committee chairman Abdul Azeem said.

To help rural students, the existing CET examination would be scrapped. To help age-barred candidates, the age limit to SC/ST candidates would be increased by five years and that of others by three years, the manifesto said.

The JDS would introduce a health scheme for BPL cardholders to help them receive free treatment for all kinds of diseases, the expenses for which would be paid by the government. To meet the medical expenses of poor people other than BPL cardholders, 10 per cent of the Legislators Area Development fund would be reserved, the manifesto said. It said the government would pay the fees of children of BPL cardholders for admission in private educational institutions. Peshimams and Mouzans of mosques would get a monthly pension of Rs 500 from the WAKF board after retirement.