Jagan credits Rs. 703 cr to beneficiaries
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday credited Rs 703 crore into the bank accounts of 9.3 lakh beneficiaries who were earlier not considered due to various reasons for the welfare schemes and programmes that were implemented by the government.
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Vijayawada: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday credited Rs 703 crore into the bank accounts of 9.3 lakh beneficiaries who were earlier not considered due to various reasons for the welfare schemes and programmes that were implemented by the government.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that earlier people used to wait and run from pillar to post to avail welfare schemes, but now the situation has changed, where the schemes are being delivered right at the doorstep of the beneficiaries. As part of this initiative, the State Government will re-verify those who are eligible and have not availed the benefits and provide the welfare schemes in June and December every year.
The intention is to take welfare schemes to every eligible person in the State, without leaving anyone behind.
Drawing comparison between TDP and YSRCP Governments, the Chief Minister said that the previous government had only tried to minimise the number of beneficiaries by providing welfare schemes to select few through Janmabhoomi Committees and always took a back seat in delivering welfare schemes to the people, doing their best to exclude as many people as possible. However, the YSRCP Government as part of inclusive development is extending benefits to all the eligible people in a transparent way.
Going into the details, he said that the number of beneficiaries and the amount being spent on them has increased at a great rate and prioritised welfare even during Covid times when the revenue was on the decline. During the TDP rule, only 39 lakh people had received pensions of Rs.1,000 per month incurring a monthly bill of Rs.400 crore. The current government increased the pension amount to Rs.2250 and has been providing pensions right at the doorstep of over 61 lakh beneficiaries every month at an expenditure of Rs.1450 crore.
Through this initiative, under YSR Cheyutha Rs 470.40 crore will be credited to 2.5 lakh beneficiaries, Rs.7.67 crore to 1136 people under YSR Aasara, Rs.53.51 crore to 59,661 people under YSR Sunna Vaddi Runalu (women), Rs.58.89 crore to 2.86 lakh under YSR Rythu Bharosa, Rs.19.92 crore to 31,940 under Vidya Deevena, Rs.39.82 crore to 43,010 under Vasathi Deevena, Rs.19.47 crore to 12,983 under Kapu Nestam, Rs.8.09 crore to 8,080 under Vahana Mitra, Rs.3.79 crore to 3,788 under Matsakara Bharosa, and Rs.1.91 crore to 794 people under Nethanna Nestam. Apart from these, house pattas are being given to 1.10 lakh, pension cards to 1.51 lakh, rice cards to 3,07 lakh and Aarogyasri cards to 1.14 lakh.
Ministers Dharmana Krishnadas, Peddireddy Ramachandrareddy, Botsa Satyanarayana, Chief Commissioner of Land Administration Neerab Kumar Prasad, Agriculture Special CS Poonam Malakondaiah, Municipal and Urban Development Special Secretary Anantaramu, Housing Special CS Ajay Jain, R&B Principal Secretary MT Krishnababu, Social Welfare Principal Secretary K. Sunita and others were present.
