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Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called upon people to be wary of the gimmicks and conspiracies of opposition parties that are planning to have unholy electoral alliances and create divisions in families for political gains.
Addressing a public meeting after formally launching the upgraded Rs 3000 monthly social pension distribution at the RMC Grounds here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister asked people not to be carried away by the false election promises of TDP and Jana Sena.
Affirming that he is happy to see smiles growing on pensioners’ faces every year, he said, the government is spending Rs 1968 crore every month on social pensions, and volunteers, irrespective of public holidays, are working hard to distribute pensions at sun-rise on first of every month to keep pensioners happy.
Government has been implementing the pension scheme in full transparency irrespective of the caste, creed and political affiliations unlike the TDP rule that determined the beneficiaries through the corrupt Janma Bhoomi Committees which favoured its supporters.
The Chief Minister asked people to see the difference between now and TDP rule during which there were no schemes like Amma Vodi, Rythu Bharosa, YSR Aasara, Kapu Nestam, Netanna Nestam, Vahana Mitra, EBC Nestam, Jagananna Thodu and Jagananna Chedodu and said Government spent Rs 2,46,000 crore on the DBT welfare schemes in the last 55 months.
While Naidu pursued the policy of plunder, stash and devour during TDP rule with the support of his foster son and gang of robbers, Government spent that Rs 26,000 crore on Amma Vodi, Rs 33,330 crore on Rythu Bharosa, Rs 19,178 crore on YSR Asara and Rs 14,129 crore on YSR Cheyutha benefitting 44, 49,000 mothers, 53, 52,000 farmers, 78, 94,000 women of self-help groups and 26, 40,000 women of 45-to 60 year old women respectively.
This is Government of the poor having affection towards people and commitment to solve their issues, he said, adding that Government has distributed 31 lakh house site pattas and 22 lakh houses are under construction while not even a single house site was distributed during TDP rule.
While TDP, which promised to build houses for the poor, cheated them throwing the 2014 election manifesto into the dust bin, the foster son, who was silent on Naidu’s cheating, unabashedly went to the jail and consoled Naidu who was arrested in skill development scam.
Objecting to the actor’s complaint to Centre on construction of houses for the poor, he said, it has only exposed the hypocrisy of the actor-turned politician.
The number of social pensioners went up to 66.34lakh in 2024 from 39 lakh in TDP rule, he said, adding that Rs 83,526 crore was spent on pension distribution alone in the last 55 months.
From Ichhapuram to Kuppam, Jagan mark of administration is tangible in every village in secretariats, volunteer system, distribution of ration and pension at doorstep, RBKs, village clinics, transformation of schools under Nadu-Nedu, class room digitalisation, English medium, YSR Aarogyasri, Jagananna Arogya Suraksha and scores of other schemes.
Cautioning the people on the fake elections promises of the opposition, the Chief Minister told them that he is depending on people and God unlike the TDP which is ready to offer one kg of gold and even a Benz car to each family for electoral gains and then cheat them.
He also virtually inaugurated a slew of development works worth Rs.109crore besides unveiling the mega pension cheque and platinum award presented to the State Government by the SKOCH for implementing the pension scheme efficiently and transparently.
Responding to the appeal of the local MLA D. Chandrasekhar Reddy, the Chief Minister sanctioned Rs 47 crore for water pipelines in Jagannadhapuram area of Kakinada.
