NEW DELHI: BJP is all set to unveil its long-term policies and programmes through ‘India Vision 2025’ – which outlines its views on industry, foreign direct investment, agriculture, taxes, e-governance, interlinking of rivers and a host of other issues – that will be handed over to BJP president Rajnath Singh on March 8.The document, prepared by a team led by former party president Nitin Gadkari , is likely to kick up a controversy due to some radical proposals contained in it, sources said. BJP sources said the document dwells upon socio-economic policies at length and underscores the need for removing income disparities between the rich and the poor through policies and reforms. However, the underlying theme of the document is that government should not get into embroiled, beyond a point, in matters of trade and commerce and leave the running of business enterprises to private entrepreneurs.The tax policy reforms incorporated in the document that may raise the hackles of some sections of government and industry. While the earlier suggestion by Gadkari that India should remove income tax as well as other taxes and instead levy a banking transaction tax of 2 per cent has been given up, there is a broad outline emphasizing the need for simplification of the present tax structure.The party leaders feel that though India’s economy- which is still highly dependent on cash transactions and the banking network in the country is not as wide as it should be—it cannot go for a sea change in tax reforms, there is definitely a need to free the middle class from the burden of so many taxes.The document further states that BJP is opposed to FDI in multi-brand retail and feels there is no need for investment from other countries in this sector, especially on the pretext that it will lead to development of infrastructure like cold storages in rural areas to prevent damage to fruits and vegetables.The party feels India should promote indigenous production of defence equipment and weapons and should only enter into deals with foreign firms that entail an offset clause and transfer of technology. The vision document also has elaborate suggestions for improving the industrial sector.“India Vision 2025 gives guidelines for changes in the field of industry to make India a strong economy by 2025. This would require changes in management of water and power resources as well as upgrading transport, communication and infrastructure,” a source involved in the preparation of the document told ET.The document also states that there is a need to increase investment both foreign and domestic-that has slowed down under the UPA dispensation. “Rise in investment will lead to more job creation, which would meet the challenge of growing unemployment,” a BJP leader said.However, BJP feels government interference in industry should be kept at a minimum. “Government is supposed to make policies, not run businesses,” a BJP leader said.Though BJP’s area of influence is mainly in urban constituencies, its vision document has elaborate policies for the agriculture sector as well. It rues that agriculture-that engages around 60 per cent of the population- is still not economically viable and families dependent on it have difficulty in sustaining themselves.