CM Jagan Mohan has assured to provide imminent necessities, sustainable development: YSRCP leader on poll manifesto

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 29 : YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy lauded the manifesto released by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and said that the CM has assured to provide the imminent necessities and sustainable development for the people.
Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said, "Jagan Mohan believes in trust. He has to keep the trust of the people. His major trump card is credibility. He was very responsible when he released the manifesto. He has assured to provide the imminent necessities and sustainable development for the people to make them stand on their legs."
He further hit out at Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and said that he did not keep a single promise during his tenure between 2014 and 2019.
"Chandrababu Naidu has promised freebies but has no inclination to fulfill them. Between 2014 and 2019 he has not kept a single promise. We have controlled the liquor syndicates and trying to discourage consumption of alcohol. Our aim is to make the poor self-sustainable," he added.
With weeks to go for the elections to Assembly and Lok Sabha in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday released the YSR Congress Party's (YSRCP) poll manifesto at the Tadepalli camp office in Vijayawada.
Making slight changes to the assurances made in the 2019 manifesto under Navaratnalu, the YSRCP chief released the manifesto as Navaratnalu Plus.
Jagan Mohan Reddy has promised to gradually hike welfare pensions from Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,500 per month and govern the state from Visakhapatnam.
"Immediately after YSRCP forms the government in 2024, Visakhapatnam will be made the executive capital as the seat of the government. It will be developed as the growth engine for the state," the Andhra CM said, adding that Amaravati will be developed as the legislative capital and Kurnool as the judicial capital.
While addressing the press conference, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister noted that welfare pensions, which are currently at Rs 3,000 per month, will be raised to Rs 3,250 from January 2028 and subsequently to Rs 3,500 from January 2029.
Reddy has assured to increase annual financial assistance to the farmers under Rythu Bharosa to Rs 16,000 from the existing Rs 13,500.
The YSRCP will raise the financial outlay for Amma Vodi from Rs 15,000 per annum to Rs 17,000 Reddy said, adding that under this scheme, financial aid is provided to mothers who send their children to school.
Amma Vodi is a financial aid scheme for mothers who send their children to school.
Jagan Mohan Reddy promised to continue the financial assistance extended under YSR Cheyutha to women aged between 45 and 60 for another five years. The state government had granted Rs. 18750 under YSR Cheyutha, bringing the total benefit in four years to Rs. 75,000.
YSRCP supremo had also promised to continue financial assistance of Rs. 600,000 under YSR Kapu Nestham for another four years to take the total benefit to Rs. 1.2 lakh. Kapu women would get a Rs. 15000 annual grant for four years under Kapu Nestham.