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Andhra releases Rs 2,714.78 crore for August pensions
The Andhra Pradesh government has released Rs 2,714.78 crore for August NTR Bharosa pensions covering 62,07,573 beneficiaries, The Hans India reports. Payments to 11,98,044 beneficiaries in six north Andhra districts will be…
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The Andhra Pradesh government has released Rs 2,714.78 crore for August NTR Bharosa pensions covering 62,07,573 beneficiaries, The Hans India reports. Payments to 11,98,044 beneficiaries in six north Andhra districts will be made on July 31, a day early, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 1 visit to dedicate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Greenfield Airport.
The remaining 50,09,529 pensioners will receive Rs 2,198.31 crore on August 1. Minister Kondapalli Srinivas said the government had spent Rs 70,907.41 crore on pensions since the coalition government took office. The scheme covers senior citizens, persons with disabilities, widows and other vulnerable groups.
The Indian Opinion
Government claims of a record welfare commitment deserve scrutiny, but timely payments matter directly to households that depend on them. The exaggerated narrative would be to treat one month’s release as proof that every beneficiary faces no hardship. The opposite lazy claim, that such schemes are merely political spending, also ignores their stated social purpose. The useful test is whether all 62,07,573 payments reach beneficiaries on schedule, without exclusions or delays.
Source: thehansindia.com
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