Will go ahead with welfare agenda, says Andhra CM
India TV NewsAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said his government will go ahead with the welfare programmes to justify the mandate given despite the false propaganda by its detractors. He said while the government took a decision to provide English medium at the primary school level, brought about two separate Commissions for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for their uplift, increasing the number of seats for the BCs in the local bodies as per their population, there are detractors who want to stall all the good things from happening. With a finger touch on the laptop key, the chief minister transferred online the benefit of Jagananna Vasathi Deevena to the accounts of the mothers of 11.87 lakh students amounting to Rs 1,100 crore. While the government is spending Rs 2,300 crore every year for Vasathi Deevena, it was spending Rs 3,700 crore additionally for Vidya Deevena programme.