Annadata Sukhibhava-PM Kisan: Andhra credits over Rs 14,500 crore to farmers

Andhra Pradesh has credited more than Rs 14,500 crore to farmers under the Annadata Sukhibhava-PM Kisan scheme, Agriculture Minister K Atchannaidu said in the Assembly on Thursday.

Atchannaidu said Rs 14,664 crore has been credited to farmers under the scheme. Of this, the state government’s share was Rs 8,903 crore, while the Centre contributed Rs 5,761 crore.

The Annadata Sukhibhava-PM Kishan welfare scheme provides Rs 20,000 per annum in financial aid to farmers. With the Centre’s support, he said the TDP-led NDA government is extending financial support to 47 lakh passengers.

Health infrastructure

Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said the government is expediting construction of own buildings for Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Urban PHCs and Village Health Clinics (VHC) to strengthen health services in the state.

Of the 1,231 PHCs, 1,143 are operating from their own buildings, Yadav said. Construction of buildings for 13 newly sanctioned PHCs has also been completed.

He said buildings for 118 of the 140 dilapidated PHCs have been completed, while work on 22 is under construction. Only 57 doctor posts are currently vacant in PHCs, he added.

Yadav also said 175 of the 560 Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) are functioning from government buildings.

Kapu welfare schemes

BC Welfare Minister S Savitha said the coalition government has extended benefits worth Rs 11,286 crore through Kapu Corporation under various welfare schemes to more than 56.5 lakh beneficiaries over the past two years.

New district collectorates

Earlier, Roads and Buildings Minister BC Janardhan Reddy said the government is reviewing designs for new district collectorates.

Addressing the Assembly, Reddy said the proposals are being reviewed under the recently issued PPP guidelines.

“The government will take a final decision on building these collectorates after reviewing the designs,” Reddy said.

He said the plan for constructing the Bhimavaram collectorate in West Godavari district is ready.

The district administration is currently operating from a private building near Bhimavaram.

Assembly session ends

Speaker C Ayyannapatrudu informed the House that 12 bills were tabled during the four-day Assembly session and all of them were unanimously passed. Only one bill was withdrawn.

He later adjourned the House sine die.