Six months of Jagan as CM: Achievements and controversies

TNIE takes a look at the performance of the government and schemes it has rolled out.

Updated on:

03 Dec 2019, 12:47 pm

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To be launched on January 9, 2020, the 'Amma Vodi' scheme intends to provide Rs 15,000 to the mother who send their children to schools. This is aimed at increasing the rate of literacy by preventing parents from sending their children to work to support the family

Launched in Prakasam district on November 14, the 'Nadu-Nedu' scheme is aimed at transforming the government schools on par with private institutions. Nine basic amenities will be provided to all the government schools in AP in five years.

The ACB has entered into an agreement with the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), which will study and submit a report on the prevailing corrupt practices in the government offices right from the village level, besides suggesting remedial measures. (Photo | Official ACB website)

Spandana is aimed at redressal of public grievances promptly. As part of the weekly programme, the Collector, Superintendents of Police, Commissioner of Police and other district officials will receive complaints from people and resolve them within a stipulated time frame. As many as 8,15,461 applications have been received in 13 districts of the State so far. Out of the total, 78.2% of grievances have been resolved, 7.3% are pending and 14.4% are rejected due to various reasons. (Photo | Official website of Spandana)

Another major initiative taken by the government is eradication of corruption at all levels. It has launched a 24x7 call centre with the toll-free number 14400 to enable people to lodge complaints pertaining to corruption in government departments. The complaints will be looked into within 15-30 days. The call centre will forward the information to the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the district concerned for necessary action. Senior officials can also log in to the system to monitor the progress of the investigation. (Photo | Official ACB website)

4.1 lakh jobs and English medium in schools: The government claims that 4.1 lakh jobs have been created with the introduction of the village secretariat system. Launched at Karapa in East Godavari district on October 2, the secretariat was created with the aim of resolving the grievances of people within 72 hours. Of the total 4.1 lakh jobs generated, 1.4 lakh are permanent government jobs, while the remaining are village and ward volunteer jobs. Also announced, the introduction of English medium from Class 1 to 6 in all government schools in the State from the next academic year to 'realise the dreams of students hailing from poor families'. English medium will be introduced for Classes 7 to 10 in the subsequent four years from 2021-22. However, Telugu will continue to be a compulsory subject for all classes.

A sum of Rs 1,740 crore has been allocated for 2019-20 for YSR Aarogyasri. A family with an annual income of less than Rs 5 lakh is eligible to get the benefit for any healthcare which costs above Rs 1,000. For those who have to be confined to bed post-surgery, the govt will pay Rs 225 per day or a maximum of Rs 5,000 per year. Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) and people suffering from other chronic diseases have been promised a monthly pension of Rs 10000.

Number of bars and liquor outlets brought down. Claims 25% fall in alcohol consumption and 55% fall in consumption of beer. Says 8,033 salesmen and 3,500 supervisors have been appointed.