Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday assured that his authorities would fulfil all the guarantees made to the individuals earlier than the elections regardless of extreme monetary constraints, whereas balancing welfare schemes with developmental programmes.
“The federal government is fighting lack of funds. But, now we have the desire energy to assist the poor individuals. We will implement the welfare schemes however the monetary disaster,” Naidu stated.
He was addressing a gathering whereas launching Deepam-2, a scheme to produce three free LPG cylinders per 12 months to the households beneath poverty line, at Eedupuram village of Ichapuram block in Srikakulam district.
The chief minister visited the home of one of many beneficiaries Ambati Santhamma, the place he handed the cooking gasoline cylinder to her. Earlier, he flagged off the transport autos carrying the LPG cylinders and spoke to the beneficiaries of the welfare schemes being carried out within the state by the Telugu Desam Occasion-led NDA authorities.
Naidu additionally visited the home of one other girl beneficiary Balijepalli Janaki, and personally handed over her the NTR Bharosa pension of ₹4,000.
The chief minister stated that his authorities was offering enhanced pension to 64 lakh individuals, together with senior residents, bodily challenged and destitute girls, as promised earlier than the elections. “We now have directed that the pension quantity be handed to the beneficiaries at their doorstep. It’s their proper. If they don’t seem to be at dwelling, they will take a pension as soon as each three months,” he stated.
With regard to the free LPG cylinders scheme, Naidu stated the beneficiaries would get the complete refund of the gasoline cylinder price inside 48 hours of their accounts. “We’re additionally figuring out a mechanism to make sure cashless supply of LPG cylinders,” he stated.
The chief minister stated his authorities has taken all steps to forestall irregularities in sale of liquor in retail wine retailers and provide of sand to the customers freed from price. “We will take stern motion in opposition to these resorting to unauthorised sale of liquor and black-marketing of sand,” he stated.
The chief minister additionally defined the initiatives being taken by his authorities on completion of varied tasks similar to Polavaram main irrigation mission and Amaravati capital metropolis with central help. “We’re growing Visakhapatnam because the monetary capital of the state and taking steps to forestall privatisation of the Visakhapatnam metal plant. We will additionally lay the muse stone for Visakhapatnam railway zone in a day or two,” he stated.
Union minister for civil aviation Kinjerapu Atchen Naidu, state minister for civil provides Nadendla Manohar and district in-charge minister Kondapalli Srinivasa Rao additionally spoke on the event.
