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Andhra CM Naidu: ‘76,000 Crore Spent on Welfare Pensions Despite Financial Constraints’
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News18•01-10-2026, 16:45
Andhra CM Naidu: ‘76,000 Crore Spent on Welfare Pensions Despite Financial Constraints’
- •Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced that the TDP-led NDA government has spent Rs 76,000 crore on welfare pensions despite financial challenges.
- •The NTR Bharosa pension scheme, a state initiative, disburses thousands of crores monthly to beneficiaries, providing financial assistance to the poor and vulnerable.
- •Naidu addressed drought-like conditions due to inadequate rainfall but noted recent timely rains, promising no water shortage in Krishna and Godavari deltas post-Polavaram Project completion.
- •The CM pledged to complete 36 irrigation projects in three years and develop Bapatla beach into a major tourist destination, surpassing Goa.
- •Naidu criticized the erstwhile YSRCP government for allegedly ‘destroying’ the state and reducing BC reservations, vowing to uphold 34% reservations for BCs despite legal challenges.
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The TDP-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh has spent Rs 76,000 crore on welfare pensions so far.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu promised to complete 36 irrigation projects over the next three years and noted that there will be no water shortage in the Krishna and Godavari delta regions once the Polavaram Project is completed.
Chief Minister Naidu accused the erstwhile YSRCP government of destroying the state and reducing BC reservations in local body polls from 34 percent to 24 percent, while also filing petitions in the High Court against the current government's efforts to restore the 34 percent reservation.
