The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on January 31 took a few key decisions ahead of the general elections, and notable among them were to issue a District Selection Committee (DSC) notification to recruit 6,100 teachers in government schools, fill 689 vacancies in the Forest Department, appoint secretaries in all the 13,171 village panchayats having more than 500 population, and implement the welfare calendar for the month of February.
Welfare calendar
Addressing the media after the meeting, Minister of Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Ch. Venu Gopala Krishna said that the Cabinet also decided to release ₹5,060.04 crore towards the fourth tranche of financial aid to the beneficiaries under YSR Cheyuta scheme. In all, 26,98,931 women in the 45-60 age group and hailing from the SC, ST, BC and minority communities would stand to gain under it. It was also decided to give bank guarantee to the A.P. Discoms to enable them to mobilise ₹1,500 crore loan for extending the distribution network in the State.
