The State government released ₹78.53 crore towards the fifth tranche of YSR Kalyanamasthu and YSR Shaadi Tohfa on Tuesday. It will benefit 10,132 women who got married between October and December 2023. The money would be directly credited into the bank accounts of the girls’ mothers. So far, a total of ₹427.27 crore has been disbursed to 56,194 beneficiaries under the scheme.
Releasing the amount with the click of a button virtually from the camp office at Tadepalli on Tuesday, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy made a comparison of the benefits extended to beneficiaries under the YSRCP and TDP governments.
“The TDP government implemented the scheme superficially, and left out 17,709 beneficiaries. In comparison, my government has been implementing the scheme with the best of intentions and commitment. While SC, ST, BC, and minority beneficiaries got ₹40,000, ₹50,000, ₹35,000, and ₹50,000 respectively during TDP rule, the present government has increased it to ₹1,00,000, ₹1,00,000 ₹50,000 and ₹1,00,000 respectively,” he said.
