Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released the financial assistance under Jagananna Vidya Deevena and transferred the amounts into the beneficiaries’ accounts through direct benefit transfer (DBT) by pressing the computer button.
He visited Nagari constituency for the first time after becoming Chief Minister on Monday and participated at a programme held in Nagari and released an amount of Rs.680.44 crores and credited in the accounts of 8.44 lakh mothers of 9.32 lakh students for April to June quarter.
These deposits will ensure that Rs 15,593 crore have been the total deposits under ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’ and ‘Jagananna Vasathi Deevena’.Incidentally, expenditure on reforms in the education sector in the last four years stands at Rs 69,289 crore, including towards fee reimbursement.
With the avowed aim of providing higher education to poor students, the state government is depositing money into the accounts of mothers of students pursuing ITI, polytechnic, degree, engineering, medicine and other courses without any limit on the number of eligible children in a family.In order to meet the boarding and lodging expenses of students, Rs 20,000 to those pursuing graduation, engineering and medicine, Rs 15,000 to polytechnic students and Rs 10,000 to ITI students in two installments every year.
Speaking on the occasion, CM Jagan said that he was very proud to provide 100 percent fee reimbursement for those pursuing higher education.During the last four years, Rs.11317 crores were provided under this scheme so far during the last four years.Only education has the power to make the youth in the age group of 17-20 years to confidently face the challenges in the world for the next 80 years.
Saying that classrooms in government schools are getting digitalised and by December 33000 more class rooms will be digitalised.On the whole under various schemes in education sector Rs.69296 crores were spent in four years.Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sports and Nagari MLA RK Roja also spoke on the occasion and put forth various demands for her constituency before the Chief Minister.
Earlier, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for renovation works of the 100 bed government hospital in Nagari.Also, stones were laid for AP Tribal welfare residential school for boys with Rs.725 cr and Rs.189.6 lakhs model police station building.
