₹65,887 crore disbursed for social welfare pensions since July 2024, says Naidu

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the authorities has distributed more than ₹65,887 crore nether the NTR Bharosa pension programme since July 2024, and astir ₹32,000 crore is being spent annually connected pensions alone. In June, ₹2,729 crore has been allocated for the disbursement of pensions to 62.34 lakh beneficiaries.

Addressing a gathering of beneficiaries of the societal payment pensions during the 21st Pedala Sevalo programme astatine Chamavaram colony successful the Tuni constituency of Kakinada territory connected Monday, Mr. Naidu said that June would ever stay a historical period successful Andhra Pradesh’s governmental travel arsenic it marked the people’s mandate against destructive governance and the enactment of the conjugation government.

Mr. Naidu said that assistance nether the Thalliki Vandanam strategy would beryllium disbursed to mothers of students instantly aft the reopening of schools. 

On wellness attraction initiatives, Mr. Naidu said that AI-enabled healthcare assistance would beryllium introduced to assistance radical entree doc appointments, medicines and health-related accusation successful a much convenient manner. He announced that Yogandhra 2026 would beryllium observed crossed the State done a 14-day run till June 21, with large-scale nationalist information planned from the colony to the State level.

Funds for harbour

Responding to an entreaty from Tuni MLA Yanamala Divya implicit the Ameenabad harbour project, Mr. Naidu announced ₹80 crore to implicit the operation of the harbour disconnected Uppada coast.

Mr. Naidu pledged to authorisation 200 sportfishing boats for the fisherfolk successful Andhra Pradesh. However, helium sought clip to instrumentality a telephone connected the viability of offering a subsidy connected diesel for those engaged successful fishing.

The Polavaram irrigation task would beryllium commissioned earlier the commencement of the Godavari Pushkarams-2027, helium said, adding the Polavaram Left Main Canal works would beryllium completed by adjacent July. 

Minister P. Narayana, Kakinada MP Tangella Uday Srinivas, Tuni MLA Yanamala Divya and Kakinada territory Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad were among those present.