Mahayuti unveils BMC poll manifesto: 'Flood-free Mumbai', 50% concession on bus fares for women, more

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Pitching a tech-led governance for India's financial capital, the Mahayuti alliance on Sunday, 11 January, unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto for the upcoming civic body elections in Mumbai.

From promising a 50% concession on bus fares for women travellers to unveiling a plan for ‘flood-free Mumbai,’ the manifesto also focuses on use of artificial intelligence (AI) to curb corruption, speed up clearances and improve service delivery.

Unveiling the document, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis – said the BJP-Shiv Sena-RPI (A) alliance would combine "Japanese technology" with local administration to tackle chronic civic problems and bring services to citizens' mobile phones.

Expand BEST buses; focus on women's safety

Transport and women's safety were also in focus in the manifesto. Fadnavis said the alliance aims to expand the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) fleet from around 5,000 to 10,000 buses, switch to electric vehicles and introduce a 50 per cent concession on fares for women travellers, reported PTI.

"The city has seen 25 years of inefficiency in civic governance, and now I want to tell people to give us the opportunity to bring transparency in civic administration," he said.

"Our goal is a corruption-free municipal corporation," Fadnavis said, outlining a "Municipality on your Mobile" initiative and an AI-driven platform to fast-track building approvals and ensure transparency in the real estate sector.

He also pledged AI labs in all municipal schools to equip students with future-ready skills.

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