AP Cabinet Meeting: YSR Aasara Scheme Approved

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was held at the secretariat on Wednesday, August 19. During this cabinet meeting, the state cabinet has approved YSR Aasara Scheme. AP CM also took several key decisions in today's meeting.

YSR Asara Scheme is one of the welfare schemes that were promised by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and incorporated in the YSR Congress Party's election manifesto as 'Navaratnalu'. This scheme will benefit DWCRA women of the state to the tune of over 27,000 crores in four years. The AP cabinet also approved the state's new Industrial Development Policy 2020-23.

The state cabinet has finalised the launching dates for YSR Sampurna Poshana Scheme Nutrition Supplementation on September 1, 2020, YSR Vidya Kanuka Scheme on September 5, 2020 and YSR Arogya Asara Scheme on September 11.

Apart from this, the Cabinet also approved the recruitment of 51 Divisional Development Officer posts in the Panchayati Raj Department. The cabinet meeting was attended by ministers and other officials.

Ever Since becoming the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has focused on implementing all the poll promises made to the people as part of his padayatra and during the poll campaigning. The AP CM is striving hard to take the state towards overall growth and prosperity by fulfilling all his election promises.

As part of the Navaratnas, the AP government launched YSR Aasara Scheme to waive off the first tranche of loans to DWCRA Group members, as promised by CM Jagan to clear their loans in four installments.