The coalition government has decided to implement the ‘Annadatha Sukhibhav’ scheme on August 2 as part of the implementation of the Super Six guarantees. Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu will launch this scheme in Veeraya Palem, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam district. With this, 46,85,838 farmers in the state will benefit.
In the first phase, the government will directly deposit a total of Rs. 2,342.92 crore in their accounts as the state share of Rs. 5,000 per farmer. A review meeting was held at the Secretariat on Thursday on the preparations for the implementation of ‘Annadatha Sukhibhav’. The Chief Minister suggested that every eligible farmer should get Annadata Sukhibhava and that helping farmers is not a burden. It should be remembered as a responsibility.
He said that not only funds are being given to the farmers, but also water. ‘On August 2, the ‘Annadatha Sukhibhava’ scheme implementation program should be held in a festive atmosphere. This program should be organized from the village secretariat to the panchayats, mandal centers and constituency centers.
“We have maintained the trust of the people by implementing the schemes. The people should be told about the good work done. Political leaders only make policies. It is the officials who implement them. Everyone in the system should act responsibly”, he said.
“Messages should be sent to the cell phones of the farmers who will receive Annadata Sukhibhava a day in advance through ‘Manamitra’. Make them aware so that the farmers activate their accounts”, said the Chief Minister. The alliance’s promise to provide Rs. 20,000 per year to each farmer family along with the assistance from the Center has been fulfilled with the implementation of ‘Annadata Sukhibhava’ and ‘PM Kisan’.
In addition to the assistance of Rs. 6,000 provided by the Center per year, the state government will provide another Rs. 14,000. The first and second installments will be Rs. 5,000 each, and the third installment will be provided by the state government. It was decided earlier that this Rs. 14,000 will be provided in 3 installments.
The Center will provide Rs. 2,000 each as assistance to farmers, totaling Rs. 831.51 crore. With this, it will be as if the Central and State governments together deposited Rs. 7,000 to each farmer on August 2.
On the other hand, 59,750 grievances were registered regarding ‘Annadata Sukhibhava’, out of which 58,464 applications were resolved. A toll-free number 155251 has been made available to clear doubts on this scheme.
