Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs.97.76 crore towards bi-annual disbursal of financial assistance benefitting 68,990 left over beneficiaries under various welfare schemes from July to December 2023.

The amount would be directly credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who missed the benefits under YSR EBC Nestham, Jagananna Amma Vodi, YSR Nethanna Nestham, YSR Kapu Nestham, YSR Vahana Mitra, Jagananna Chedodu, YSR Kalyanamasthu-Shadi Tohfa and YSR Matsyakara Bharosa schemes.

The Chief Minister said it is a programme that satisfies people in every respect, government has been taking steps to extend the welfare benefits to all those who miss the welfare bus for various reasons by conducting bi-annual exercises in June-July and December-January through social audit verification.

So far, the government spent Rs 1744.76 crore towards extending financial assistance to the left-over beneficiaries under the bi-annual disbursal of financial assistance, he said. In the last 55 months, the Government has incurred a whopping Rs 2,46,551 crore benefitting eligible beneficiaries under various welfare schemes.

The Chief Minister said that Government has also added 1,17,161 beneficiaries to the list of social pensioners, issued Aarogyasri health cards to 6314 new beneficiaries, new rice cards to 1,11,321 persons and house site pattas to 34,623 additional beneficiaries who missed the benefits from August to December 2023.

The government has been undertaking the bi-annual exercises regularly to ensure that no eligible beneficiary is left over from the benefits of welfare schemes as it holds priority to accountability. The officials starting from village and ward secretariat staff to district collectors are working with responsibility in this regard.