Getting the benefits of Navaratnalu, the welfare schemes being implemented by the YSR Congress Party government in the State, has become a challenge for some following introduction of a pre-condition by the government for transfer of money directly to the bank accounts of beneficiaries.
Till some time ago, many farmers, aged persons drawing pension and other beneficiaries had been getting money directly into their bank accounts linked to welfare schemes. But recently, the government, as per the Reserve Bank of India guidelines, has asked all of them to link their bank accounts to their Aadhaar numbers, and that has become a challenge for some.
In some cases, the phone numbers are linked to the bank accounts like the Jan Dhan accounts, but the Aadhaar is not linked. The welfare assistants at the secretariats are sending the beneficiaries to bank branches to get their operative account linked to Aadhaar.
