Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy said on November 11 that his government had spent ₹23,175 crore on minority welfare schemes in the last more than four years both in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and non-DBT mode out of a total outlay of ₹2.40 lakh crore, and it reflected his government’s commitment to their well-being.
Addressing a public meeting organised here on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Moulana Abul Kalam Azad, which is also observed as the National Education Day and Minorities’ Welfare Day, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said his father and former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajaskehara Reddy had done a great deal of good for the Muslims by introducing reservation for them, besides implementing various schemes. The Chief Minister said he took a cue from his father and did his best for their social, economic, educational and political empowerment.
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy pointed out that while there was not a single Muslim Minister during the TDP rule, one of the Deputy Chief Ministers and the Deputy Chairperson of the Legislative Council under the present dispensation were from that community, apart from eight members in the State Legislature (four each in the Council and Assembly).
