Welfare calendar will soon be released, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

Welfare calendar will soon be released, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. It will have complete schedule of implementation of schemes and promises, he says while participating in the Pedala Sevalo programme in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. The Chief Minister urges women to adopt the two-children policy. He also says a target has been set to achieve zero poverty by 2029.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said a target had been set to achieve zero poverty in the State by the end of 2029.

Addressing the gathering after disbursing social pensions and interacting with the MGNREGS workers as part of the ‘Pedala Sevalo‘ (in service of the poor) programme at Cheyyeru village of Katrenikona mandal in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Mr. Naidu said eradication of poverty would eliminate economic inequalities.

“South India is witnessing a population decline compared to the North. Andhra Pradesh has prepared a plan for population management for overall progress. We expect women to adopt a policy of preferring not less than two children, as the country will reap benefit from the working age group by 2027,” said Mr. Naidu.

Stating that no State was offering a maximum of ₹15,000 as pension in any category, the Chief Minister said a welfare calendar would soon be released. It would have the schedule of implementation of the promises and welfare schemes.

Referring to the growth of the Godavari delta, Mr. Naidu appealed to the coconut farmers to go for intercrop, with cocoa and fodder to generate additional income in the groves spread over 90,000 acres.

“Each family will be given a pair of cows or buffaloes for the uplift of the poor in the district. The government will examine the possibility of supplying fodder,” he said.

Mr. Naidu sanctioned two bridges at Gogullanka and Pallamkurru in the mandal and a BC residential school-cum-college for girls at Cheyyeru, besides giving the nod for development of a 12-acre pond into a comprehensive water scheme for drinking purposes.