CM Jagan Mohan Reddy to Release Jagananna Amma Vodi Funds, Empowering Education

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would release Jagananna Amma Vodi funds for the fourth year, directly into the bank accounts of students’ mothers, by the press of a computer button at Kurupam in Parvathipuram Manyam district on Wednesday. The Chief Minister will address a public meeting at Kurupam.

The Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government provided Amma Vodi for the past four years without fail. This tranche will be the last of this term.

Stated the Chief Minister, “Education is the real asset that we can give to our children. I strongly believe that the expenditure incurred on Education is an investment for our children’s future. Send your wards to school. I take the responsibility of their education.”

“Including the ₹6,392 crore assistance being provided on Wednesday, the total financial assistance provided so far under Jagananna Amma Vodi alone is ₹26,067.28 crore,” he said.

“The Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) of Andhra Pradesh in Primary Education for 2018 was as low as 84.48 compared to national average of 99.21. AP then was at the lowest place among the 29 states. In the last four years, the state has witnessed a remarkable surge in GER from 84.48 to 100.8.”

The CM said the government has decided to further improve the GER and encourage students continue their studies. Even those who failed in Class 10 and Intermediate are readmitted in schools and colleges and are once again provided with the Jagananna Amma Vodi benefit.”

Education minister Botsa Satyanarayana said that a financial assistance of ₹6,392.94 crore will be deposited into the bank accounts of 42,61,965 mothers in a festive atmosphere across the state for 10 days. This, he said, would benefit 83,15,341 students of Classes 1 to Intermediate.

He said that the benefits are provided in a most-transparent manner to all the eligible poor without discriminations of caste, religion, region, community or party affiliation in a 100 per cent saturation mode. This is irrespective of whether a student is studying in government, aided or private school.

The minister said, “It is the same state budget and official machinery. Only the leader has changed.

In these four years, the state government has spent ₹66,464,62 crore on reforms in the education sector. With a noble intention to reduce the dropout rate significantly in schools, 75 per cent attendance was made mandatory for availing benefits under the Jagananna Amma Vodi.

“Mothers should take the responsibility of sending their children to school regularly to ensure 75 per cent attendance,” the minister said.

Satyanarayana said, “Like nowhere else in the country, revolutionary reforms are being implemented by the Jagananna Government in the education sector.”

“Taking steps towards the digital mode of education, schools are being provided with Interactive Flat Panels with a private online education player’s content, which can work in both online and offline mode in over 62,000 digital classrooms of the 6th - 10th classes. These were developed under the Mana badi Nadu – Nedu scheme.