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Amaravati, October 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday appealed to every citizen to become a participant in the ‘P-4 Zero Poverty’ program of the state government.
The Chief Minister made this appeal through a post on Twitter on the occasion of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
He said that the government started ‘P-4 Zero Poverty’ program to bring light in the lives of the poor by implementing various welfare schemes.
He said, “On the occasion of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, I appeal that we all reaffirm our commitment towards this goal. I urge all of you to become partners in the P-4 programme.”
Chandrababu Naidu believes that eradicating poverty does not just mean providing financial help to the poor.
“This means protecting their self-respect, providing opportunities for development and enabling them to move ahead along with everyone else. The main goal of the Swarna Andhra Vision 2047 is poverty alleviation. The coalition government has been working since day one to achieve that goal,” he said.
He said that in 16 months the government implemented welfare and development programs worth more than Rs 1 lakh crore. The post reads, “We are providing ‘NTR Bharosa Pension’ with Rs 2,758 crore every month unlike anywhere else in the country. We have restarted 207 ‘Anna Canteens’ across the state and are quenching the hunger of the poor at just Rs 5. Through the ‘Deepam 2.0’ scheme, we are providing 3 free LPG cylinders per year to poor women.”
“With the aim that children from poor families should study and move ahead, we are providing financial assistance of Rs 15,000 per year under ‘Talli Ki Vandanam’ to all the children who are studying. Through the ‘Stree Shakti’ scheme, we have provided free travel facility in RTC buses to every woman. For farmers, under the ‘Annadata Sukhibhav’ scheme, we have deposited the first installment of Rs 7,000. ‘In the Service’ Under the fishermen scheme. Under this, we have given Rs 246 crore, and under the Auto Driver Service Programme, we have given Rs 435 crore,” he said.
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