Bharatiya Janata Party On Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, promising monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 for female heads of families and one-time assistance of Rs 10,000 per family.Announcing the move, Union Minister JP Nadda outlined key proposals aimed at financial assistance, security and economic empowerment of women. “The main points of the manifesto are that when we come to power under the leadership of AIADMK, we will provide monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 to all women heads of families and a lump sum amount of Rs 10,000 to each family,” he said.Apart from the above promises, the party also promised to provide free LPG cylinder annually and Rs 25,000 assistance to eligible women to purchase e-scooters. It also proposed interest-free loans of up to Rs 50 lakh for women-led cooperative societies, self-help groups and MSMEs, and also ordered that 20% of procurement in manufacturing units would be made from such groups.The party has also proposed women safety measures like zero FIR reporting, victim-witness protection and special fast-track courts for heinous crimes including sexual offences, in its manifesto. The party also promised 100% blind spot-free CCTV coverage in buses, schools and universities along with better utilization of the Nirbhaya fund.For farmers, the BJP said it will increase benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi by adding a top-up of Rs 3,000 to the existing annual assistance of Rs 6,000.Tamil Nadu will go to polls in a single phase on April 23 and counting of votes will take place on May 4.The main contest is expected to be between the DMK-led secular progressive alliance, which has Indian National Congress, DMDK and VCK, and the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance, which has allies BJP and PMK.