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The Andhra Pradesh authorities successfully implemented the NTR Bharosa societal information pension disbursal programme connected Wednesday, a time up of the New Year, disbursing thousands of crores to lakhs of beneficiaries crossed the State.
According to the Pensions Disbursement Report for December 2025, the State released pensions to 63.12 lakh beneficiaries, of which 58.81 lakh pensions were fixed pension amount, achieving an wide carnal sum of 93.18% and fiscal utilisation of 92.62%.
A full magnitude of ₹2,541.43 crore was disbursed during December, reflecting dependable advancement successful last-mile delivery.
Several districts recorded peculiarly precocious performance. Anantapur territory led the State with 94.65% coverage, disbursing pensions to 2.63 lakh beneficiaries. Annamayya, Tirupati, Vizianagaram, Kurnool and Nandyal districts besides posted carnal sum supra 94%. Financial utilisation intimately mirrored carnal progress, with districts efficiently deploying the funds released.
Importantly, adjacent geographically challenging districts specified arsenic Alluri Sitharama Raju, Parvatipuram-Manyam and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema achieved disbursement levels exceeding 91%, highlighting the effectiveness of doorstep transportation done the colony and ward secretariat system. Among pension categories, the ART (PLHIV) pension strategy recorded near-total success, achieving 99.92% carnal coverage.
In presumption of the New Year vacation connected January 1, the State authorities precocious the pension organisation docket by a day. Accordingly, connected December 31, the authorities released ₹2,743 crore to guarantee beneficiaries received fiscal enactment earlier the holiday. Pension amounts were delivered straight to beneficiaries’ homes by the secretariat staff, with provisions made to screen missed beneficiaries connected January 2.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu congratulated officials, secretariat unit and grassroots-level employees for the creaseless execution of the programme. He said the determination to merchandise pensions successful beforehand was intended to bring cheer to mediocre households during the New Year, and reaffirmed the government’s resoluteness to supply fiscal information to elder citizens, widows, persons with disabilities and different susceptible sections.
Beneficiaries crossed the State welcomed the aboriginal disbursement, terming it timely alleviation that reinforced spot successful the government’s welfare-driven governance approach.
