Approximately 17,000 persons in Amaravati’s capital city will now reap the benefit of an enhanced pension from the landless poor pension scheme, thanks to a recent government directive doubling the amount from ₹2,500 to ₹5,000.
Within this beneficiary pool, roughly 8,000 reside in Tadikonda Assembly constituency, with the remaining 9,000 in the Mangalagiri Assembly constituency. The decision by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy just before the general elections has garnered significant public interest in the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA).
The political implications of the decision are also hard to miss, with the ruling party not wanting to take any chances in Mangalagiri constituency where TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh is expected to contest from.
