TDP chief and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Nadi made a key announcement on the occasion of Jyoti Rao Phule’s birth anniversary, on Thursday. He said that once they come to power in AP, they will give a pension of Rs.4,000 per month to the BCs after 50 years of age. He said that he will implement the BC sub plan with Rs 1.50 lakh crores.
He said that Rs. 10,000 crores will be spent in five years for the self-employment of BCs. He made these announcements in a Twitter post. Chandrababu further said that equipment worth Rs. 5,000 crores will be provided to the professionals through Adarana scheme.
Naidu also announced that after coming to power, he will restore Chandranna insurance scheme for BCs, which was shelved by the YS Jaganmohan Reddy government. Moreover, the compensation to be provided under this scheme will be increased to Rs.10 lakh.
He explained that the wedding gift will be increased to Rs.1 lakh. Chandrababu said that he will restore 34 percent reservation for BCs in local bodies. He made it clear that the assembly will pass a resolution for 33 percent reservation for BCs in the legislature and send it to the center.
He said that permanent caste certificates will be provided to BCs. Chandrababu said that he will take many more programs for BCs welfare and provide governance in order to realise the expectations of Phule.
He hailed Jyoti Rao Phule as the first generation social reformer, who sowed the seeds of ‘caste abolition’ movements in modern society. He said that Telugu Desam Party has a history of giving priority to the weaker weaker sections in politics and governance, taking inspiration from Phule. He reminded that the credit of bringing a sub-plan to the backward communities goes to TDP, which is known as the party of BCs.
