Bring YSRCP back to power to ensure continuation of welfare agenda, A.P. CM Jagan exhorts people

Bring YSRCP back to power to ensure continuation of welfare agenda, A.P. CM Jagan exhorts people. Do not be misled by the false and impractical promises of the TDP-JSP combine, says Jagan Mohan Reddy. He also releases the fourth tranche of assistance under YSR Cheyutha.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has appealed to the people to see the difference between the TDP and YSRCP governments vis-a-vis implementation of welfare schemes and do not be misled by the “false and impractical promises” of the TDP-JSP combine.

The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting here on March 7 (Thursday), where he released an amount of ₹5,060.49 crore as part of the fourth tranche of assistance under the YSR Cheyutha scheme, benefiting 26,98,931 BPL women on the eve of International Women’s Day.

Under the scheme, the government has been disbursing a financial assistance of ₹18,750 annually to the beneficiaries who are aged between 45 and 60 and who hail from the SC, ST, BC and minority communities.

Stating that the amount would be credited into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries in over 14 days, the Chief Minister said that the government had so far transparently disbursed a whopping ₹19,189.60 crore, benefiting 33,14,916 beneficiaries.

The Cheyutha beneficiaries had also received another ₹29.58 crore through other Navaratnalu schemes and benefitted to the tune of ₹56,188 crore, he added.

“Andhra Pradesh is the only State in implementing unique schemes such as Cheyutha and Aasara for the empowerment of women,” he said.

Claiming that the “women-friendly government” had taken several measures for the social, political and economic empowerment of the women in the last five years, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that TDP chief and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and JSP chief Pawan Kalyan had cheated people by throwing the election manifesto into the dustbin after announcing schemes such as Maha Lakshmi, Kuteera Lakshmi and Pandanti Bidda before the 2014 elections.