AP CM releases Rs 629 Crore. for EBC Nestham scheme

Nandyala, AP, Mar 14   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs 629.37 crore towards the third tranche of YSR EBC Nestham scheme benefiting 4,19, 583 women with Rs 15, 000 each.
The amount would be directly credited into the bank accounts of women aged between 45 to 60 years belonging to poor Kshatriya, Arya Vaisya, Brahmana, Reddy, Kamma, Velama, and other OC communities.
Addressing a public meeting before releasing the amount with the click of a button at Banaganapalli here on Thursday, the Chief Minister said that the Government has been implementing the scheme though it was not mentioned in the YSRCP manifesto as poverty has no caste.
Asking people to see the difference between TDP and YSRCP Governments, he said while TDP has thrown its elections manifesto into the dustbin, the YSRCP Government transparently implemented welfare programmes and disbursed Rs 2.70 lakh crore through DBT, fulfilling 99 percent of its election promises.
The Chief Minister said a whopping Rs 1,89,000 crore were deposited into the bank accounts of women in the last 58 months, adding that the Government spent Rs 1877 crore on EBC Nestham alone.
The Government implemented YSR Cheyutha, Aasara, Amma Vodi, Kapu Nestham, EBC Nestham, and several other programmes aiming at the economic empowerment of women and so far 42.74 lakh women have benefitted from these schemes, he said.
Speaking about the reforms implemented by the Government, social pensions are being door-delivered with the active and committed support of the village and ward secretariats and volunteers, he said, asking the people to see the qualitative and quantitative difference between TDP and YSRCP rules.
The Chief Minister sanctioned Rs. 100 core for an irrigation project as sought by the local MLA and YSRCP candidate Rami Reddy and called upon people to bless him in the elections.