CM Jagan releases Rs 97 Crore; to Benefit 68,990 Leftover Beneficiaries

Amaravati, Jan 5: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs. 97.76 crore towards the bi-annual disbursal of financial assistance, benefiting 68,990 remaining beneficiaries under various welfare schemes from July to December 2023. The amount will 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 the Camp Office on Friday, the Chief Minister stated that this program satisfies people in every respect. The government has been taking 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. 1744.76 crore towards extending financial assistance to the remaining beneficiaries under the bi-annual disbursal of financial assistance, he said. In the last 55 months, the government has incurred a total of Rs. 2,46,551 crore, benefiting eligible beneficiaries under various welfare schemes.

The Chief Minister mentioned that the government has also added 1,17,161 beneficiaries to the list of social pensioners, issued Aarogyasri health cards to 6314 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 out from the benefits of welfare schemes, as it holds a 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 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.

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