Failed Schemes & More: People Ask the Govt ‘Kya Hua Tera Vaada?’

With every election, comes unfulfilled promises made by netas. The Quint’s ‘Kya Hua Tera Vaada’ series takes a look on today’s episode of Daily Dispatch.

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A bridge under construction for 18 years, failed crop insurance scheme and a village which is boycotting Lok Sabha elections: On today's episode of Daily Dispatch, we discuss the promises made by governments in previous elections, which haven't been fulfilled. Watch!

Fasal Bima Yojana: ‘Zero Compensation’ Has Bhiwani Farmers Furious

Fasal Bima Yojana was BJP's flagship crop insurance scheme, and when Ram Chander, a farmer in Bhiwani in Haryana enrolled under the scheme, he thought it would help him. The instalments were deducted, but when his crops were destroyed in February 2018, and he asked for compensation, he got none. And he is not alone. Our reporter Akanksha Kumar visited farmers under this Yojana to find that they haven't received their money and are instead stuck with fighting cases. Read the full story here.

Kya Hua Tera Vaada: ‘No Vikas’, Says UP Village Boycotting Polls

The village of Dalelpur is just one hour away from the National Capital Region. But where elections is the talk of the town in Delhi, Dalelpur is set to boycott the 2019 Lok Sabha elections after years of waiting for any development to take place. Read the full story here.

Kya Hua Tera Vaada: We’re Still Waiting for Our Bridge to be Built

18 years! That's how long a bridge over Jhelum in Dogripora in Pulwama is under construction for. Without a bridge, the residents are disconnected from the highway and the railway. And the bridge's construction was started in 2001. Catch the full story here.

In BJP Bastion Beed, Voters Ask When Promised Rail Line Will Come

In Beed, in the 2014 election, the BJP promised its people that an Ahmednagar-Beed-Parli railway line would be completed before the 2019 election. It's 2019, but no such thing has happened. Read the full story here.