Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, on the 19th of April, released the first tranche of the 2021-2022 Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme.
Under the scheme, the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) Government released an amount of Rs. 671.45 crores, benefiting 10,88,439 students. The Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme has been launched to help underprivileged students in order to pay their fees for schools and colleges.
The amount was deposited directly to the bank accounts of mothers of the wards through online mode. The launch event took place at the YSRCP Camp Office in Tadepalli, Andhra Pradesh. Speaking on the occasion, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said “Under (the) Jagananna Vidya Deevena, fee reimbursement will be credited into mothers’ accounts in four installments, where the government has released the first tranche on Monday and the second will be released in July, third in December, and the fourth tranche in February next year. Last year, around 10.11 lakh students benefited and this year the number increased by 77,000, benefiting 10.88 lakh students.”
In 2019-2020 the Andhra Pradesh Government released an amount of Rs. 4,207.85 crores under the scheme. So far, the YSRCP Government released a total of Rs. 4,879 crores for the scheme.
Previously the money was paid directly to college owners, but from now on it’s being credited to the mother’s accounts as they could have better supervision on the college facilities and students’ wellbeing, which would also improve accountability from college managements.
In addition, the State Government set up a help desk and beneficiaries were advised to call on the 1902 toll free number.
Today’s event was attended by the Deputy Chief Minister Dharmana Krishnadas, Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh, the Backward Class (BC) Welfare Minister Chelluboina Venu Gopalakrishnan, the Principal Secretary of the State Higher Education K. Satish Chandra, the Principal Secretary of the BC Welfare G. Anantharamu, the Principal Secretary of the Information Technology (IT) G. Jayalakshmi, the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) Chairman K. Hemachandra and other officials.
