Jagan releases Rs 97 cr to leftover beneficiaries

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday released Rs 97.76 crore towards bi-annual disbursal of financial assistance benefitting 68,990 leftover beneficiaries under various welfare schemes for the period from July to December, 2023.

The amount will be directly credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who missed the amount under YSR EBC Nestham, Jagananna Amma Vodi, YSR Nethanna Nestham, YSR Kapu Nestham, YSR Vahana Mitra, Jagananna Chedodu, YSR Kalyanamasthu-Shadi Tohfa and YSR Matsyakara Bharosa schemes due to various reasons.

Releasing the amount virtually from the Tadepalli Camp Office near here on Friday, he said it is a programme that satisfies people in every respect, Government has been taking steps to extend the welfare benefits to all those who miss the welfare bus for various reasons by conducting bi-annual exercises in June-July and December-January through social audit verification.

So far, the government spent Rs 1744.76 crore towards extending financial assistance to the left over beneficiaries under the bi-annual disbursal of financial assistance, he said.

In the last 55 months, the government has incurred a whopping Rs 2,46,551 crore benefiting eligible beneficiaries under various welfare schemes. The Chief Minister said that the government has also added 1,17,161 beneficiaries to the list of social pensioners, issued Aarogyasri health cards to 6,314 new beneficiaries, new rice cards to 1,11,321 persons and house-site pattas to 34,623 additional beneficiaries who missed the benefits from August to December, 2023.

The government has been undertaking the bi-annual exercises regularly to ensure that no eligible beneficiary is left over from the benefits of welfare schemes as it holds priority to accountability. Officials starting from village and ward secretariat staff to District Collectors are working with responsibility in this regard.

Education Minister B Satyanarayana, Municipal Administration Minister A Suresh, Chief Secretary Dr KS Jawahar Reddy, Special Chief Secretaries Ajay Jain (Village & Ward Secretariats) and G Ananta Ramu (BC Welfare), Principal Secretaries Pravin Prakash (Education) and K Sunita ( Handlooms & Textiles) and others were present.