YS Jagan releases Rs 97 crore for clearing dues of welfare schemes' beneficiaries

AMARAVATI: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs 97.76 crore towards bi-annual disbursal of financial assistance benefitting 68,990 pending beneficiaries under various welfare schemes from July to December 2023.

The amount would be directly credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who missed the benefits 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.

Releasing the amount virtually from his camp office on Friday, YS Jagan said that it was a programme that satisfied people in every respect. "The Government has taken steps to extend welfare benefits to all those who missed 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 has spent Rs 1,744.76 crore towards extending financial assistance for the left over beneficiaries under the bi-annual disbursal of financial assistance," he said.

In the last 55 months, the State Government had spent a whopping Rs 2,46,551 crore towards eligible beneficiaries under various welfare schemes. The Chief Minister said that 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.

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 Praveen Prakash (Education) and K Sunita ( Handlooms & Textiles), Commissioners H Arunkumar (Civil Supplies), A. Surya Kumari (Panchayat Raj) and Mudavath M. Nayak (Handlooms and Textiles), Social Welfare Director K. Vijaya, Civil Supplies Director M. Vijay Sunita and other senior officials were present.