Jagan Accuses NDA Govt of Halting Welfare Schemes for Weavers

Speedy Summary:

• YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy extended greetings to weavers on National Weavers Day.
• He congratulated Lakka Srinivasulu (Tirupati) for receiving the Sant Kabir Award and Karnati Murali (Chirala) and Jajare Nagaraju (Ponduru) for winning National Handloom Awards.
• Highlighted achievements of the YSRCP government, including:

– Annual deposit of ₹24,000 into weavers’ bank accounts via the Nethanna Nestham scheme.
– Financial allocations totaling over ₹969.77 crore for Nethanna Nestham, ₹1,396.45 crore for nethanna Pension, and payment of ₹468.84 crore dues to APCO.
– Total disbursement of ₹3,706.16 crore towards welfare initiatives benefiting weavers.
– Free power provisions and concessions for powerlooms offered by the state government.- Collaboration with e-commerce platforms to aid online marketing of handloom products.

• Criticized NDA government policies affecting weavers:

– Alleged failure to reimburse GST requiring a budget allocation of ₹250 crore across two budgets.
– Claimed delays in provision of free power (up to specified units) for looms over a span of 16 months while increasing tariffs (+₹19,000 crore).

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