The Andhra Pradesh government released ₹81.64 crore towards the fourth tranche of the YSR Kalyanamasthu and YSR Shaadi Tohfa schemes, benefiting the girls married during the July-September quarter of 2023.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy deposited the amount into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries directly with the click of a button, at his camp office at Tadepalli near here on November 23 (Thursday).
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the scheme aimed at helping girls from the poor SC, ST, BC, minority, construction workers’ families and the differently-abled category to pursue their education. The amount, benefitting 10,511 couples, has been directly credited into the bank accounts of their mothers. So far, ₹348.84 crore has been disbursed to 46,062 beneficiaries under the schemes. “It is a matter of happiness that 8,042 girls of the 10,511 beneficiaries have received the benefits of Amma Vodi, Vasathi Deevena and Vidya Deevena schemes, which indicates that a majority of them are pursuing college education, he said.
