Madanapalle, Annamayya District: Massive crowds gathered to witness the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, at Madenapalle, Annamayya district, as he disbursed the ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’ scheme amount of Rs 694 crore (as fee reimbursement for July-September 2022 quarter), through Direct Benefit Transfer to 11.02 lakh beneficiaries’ accounts.
During his interaction with the crowd, the CM stated that, “Education is the only greatest asset we as the govt can give to the younger generation of our state. The previous TDP regime kept the fee reimbursement pending for years. Considering it, today, Rs 1,778 crore of arrears have also been cleared by the government. The amount is being credited into the accounts of the mothers of the beneficiaries to enable them to confront the college management to ensure colleges/educational institutions are held more accountable.”
Speaking further on how well students have fared during the last three years, the Chief Minister highlighted the number of campus placements during 2021-22. The Chief Minister noted that around 85,000 students had been recruited through campus placements, and that is over two-times of what the previous TDP government had achieved.
“During the TDP regime, only 37,000 students were recruited through campus placements. Today, we are proud to raise those numbers 2.5 times, which was possible only through the significant initiatives taken for better development in a child’s education,” the CM said.
