Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy adressing a gathering at Markapur in Prakasam district on Wednesday.
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Confident of people’s blessings to the ‘‘women-friendly YSR Congress Party government”, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy dared his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu to pose in front of the houses of poor people and see for himself their satisfaction levels as the government implemented a host of welfare schemes benefitting each and every household.
Crediting ₹658.60 crore to over 4.39 lakh poor women under YSR EBC Nestham from Markapur in Prakasam district by the click of a button, the Chief Minister said he had given a pride of place to women and ensured direct benefit transfer (DBT) to the tune of ₹2 lakh crore under various welfare schemes, including Jagananna Ammavodi, YSR Cheyutha, and YSR Rythu Bharosa, in a transparent manner.
Challenging the Telugu Desam Party president to visit each poor man’s home and show what his authorities had accomplished to ameliorate their dwelling situation, he quipped: ‘‘Selfie challenge is not about taking four fake pictures in front of incomplete TIDCO houses, but about standing in front of each poor man’s home and proudly declaring the nice issues accomplished by him. If the poor man’s household blesses with a broad smile, then it’s known as a fantastic selfie.’‘
Comparing the election manifesto to a ‘‘Bible, Koran and Bhagavad Gita’‘, he said besides fulfilling more than 98% of promises made in the election manifesto, his government provided financial assistance to economically backward women, a promise not made at the time of elections. On the other hand, Mr. Naidu had discarded the TDP’s 600-page ballot manifesto after coming to energy, betraying totally different sections of individuals, together with farmers and Self Help Group girls who had been promised mortgage waiver, he alleged.
Mr. Jagan wished the individuals to understand the nice work accomplished by his authorities within the final 4 years and bless it after evaluating it with what the earlier TDP authorities had accomplished to them. He requested the individuals to not get carried away by the ‘‘false propaganda’‘ by the TDP and its ally as additionally a piece of media near it. He stated the federal government had to date launched ₹1,257.04 crore underneath the YSR EBC Nestham crediting ₹30,000 in two tranches. So far, 30 lakh home websites had been distributed to girls throughout the State, and 20 lakh homes had been underneath development. The authorities had additionally cleared DWCRA financial institution loans to the tune of ₹19,178 crore out of a complete of ₹25,570 crore saved pending by the TDP rule.
Veligonda undertaking
Mr. Jagan declared that the long-pending Veligonda undertaking could be accomplished within the subsequent 5 to 6 months. It was within the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy regime that 20 km of the 36 km large tunnels had been drilled. The earlier TDP authorities had not even accomplished the tunnel work to a size of 5 km, he recalled, including it was he who had accomplished the primary tunnel. The pending work on the second tunnel to a distance of 1.8 km could be accomplished on a warfare footing and the undertaking could be devoted farmers in September or October‘, he asserted amid loud cheer from the assembled gathering braving the scorching summer time warmth.
Mr. Jagan He additionally laid the muse stone for a ₹50-crore consuming water scheme for Podili city and water distribution community costing ₹5.25 crore for Markapur city. He famous with satisfaction that the work on the ₹500-crore medical school was progressing at a brisk tempo and promised ₹3 lakh every for individuals who had parted with 13 acres of land for the aim.
