Slew of sops helps SHGs, farmers, traders for Diwali festival in AP

VIJAYAWADA: October has brought along a festive mood to women Self-Help Groups (SHGs), farmers and small-scale traders, thanks to disbursal of YSR Aasara, Rythu Bharosa, and Jagananna Thodu benefits as a means to prioritise welfare.

The month was also marked by the launch of CLAP, Sweccha, along with a set of key decisions taken during cabinet and SIPB meetings. Other features of the month were the Badvel by-election and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy pointing out that cuss words had crept into the political lexicon. The Chief Minister accused Telugu Desam of cheap politics by spinning lies and using foul language.

Keeping track of the power situation in the State, he directed officials to procure coal supplies required for ensuring uninterrupted supply besides charting out long-term strategies for overcoming the crisis.

The Chief Minister underscored tourism sector’s vibrancy as various companies have come forward to invest Rs 2,868.6 crore. Other major decisions pertained to the Cabinet’s resolve to take up caste-wise BC census, allowing online ticketing platform for films, formation of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Welfare Department and approval of 130 acres of land to Adani Enterprises in Visakhapatnam.

‘Sweccha’, which provides for distribution of quality sanitary napkins free of cost in government schools and colleges, has been another major accomplishment. Kinetic Green Energy is to set-up manufacturing units for electric two-wheelers, three- wheelers, advanced technology battery manufacturing, battery swapping stations at an estimated cost of Rs 1,750 crore along with a premium electric vehicles manufacturing unit in Visakhapatnam.  

The state government released the second tranche of YSR Aasara, YSR Rythu Bharosa and provided YSR Sunna Vaddi Panta Runalu, YSR Yantra Seva Pathakam and Jagananna Thodu besides assuring jobs to family members of government employees who succumbed to Covid-19.