Navaratnalu

Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Minsister of Andhra Pradesh has come up with an elaborate model of governance comprised of welfare schemes which are based on Navaratnalu.

The nine Navratna Welfare Schemes are:

Navaratnalu1. YSR Raithu Bharosa

Every farmer to be provided Rs 50000 financial assistance. For crop sowing farmers to get Rs 12500 during May itself.
Farmers need not worry about crop insurance. Government to pay crop insurance premium on behalf of farmers.
Interest free Crop loans to be provided to farmers.
Free bore-wells to be provided to farmers.
9 hours Free electricity during day time for agriculture purpose.
Aqua culture farmers to get electricity @ Rs 1.50 per unit.
Rs 3000 crores corpus fund allotted to prices stabilisation. Rates to be declared before crop sowing. Farmers to be assured Minimum support price.
Rs 4000 crores allotted for Natural disaster Relief fund.
Every constituency to be provided with cold storages, go-downs. Food processing units to be established where necessary.
Cooperative sector will be revived during the first year. Every dairy farmer who participates in a cooperative dairy from the second year onwards gets Rs. 4 bonus per liter.
Toll Tax and Road Tax to be waived off for Agriculture Tractors.
Rs 7 Lakh YSR Bhima to be provided to the family of farmer for accidental death or suicide. Act will be passed in the assembly to ensure amount does not land into the hands of loaner and government will stand by the deceased farmer family.
2. Fee reimbursement, Youth Employment & Job Creation

Education expenditure will be borne for poor.
Rs. 20,000 per student per annum to be provided in addition to fees reimbursement, boarding and lodging.
3. Arogyasri

YSR Aarogyasri cover for all categories with annual income less than Rs. 5 lakh.
Aarogyasri applicable for all medical expenses above Rs. 1000/-.
Free medical treatment through Aarogyasri.
Aarogyasri treatment applicable through out country.
All diseases and operations to be covered under Aarogyasri.
Financial assistance to the family of person during rest after operation or medical treatment.
Rs. 10,000/- pension per month to be provided to the persons suffering with Kidney, Thalassemia and perineal diseases.
All government hospitals to modernized in two years at par with corporate hospitals for better Aarogyasri treatment. Photo of the government hospitals would be displayed. As per requirement the number of Doctors would be increased.
4. YSR Jalayagnam

Jalayagnam dream projects of late Dr YSR to be completed.
Polavaram, Poolasubbayya, Veligonda and other projects to be completed in war footing basis.
Safe water for drinking and water for cultivation to be provided. Ponds to be modernized to improve water tables.
5. Ban on Alcohol

Liquor is one of the main reason for dispute in families.
Human relations are collapsing.
Ban on Alcohol will be implemented in three stages. Alcohol use to be limited to 5 star hotels.
6. Amma Vodi

Mothers of poor families need not worry about children education.
Financial assistance of Rs. 15,000/- given to mothers for children education.
7. YSR Asara, YSR Cheyuta

Loans of Women Cooperative Societies would be paid to them directly in four installments.
0% interest loans will be issued to the women and the interest will be borne by the government to the bankers.
YSR Chevuta to be provided to BC, SC, ST, Minority women.
Present Corporations system will be revamped and transparent system would be put in place.
Rs. 75000 to be granted after first year to women above 45 years age of BC, SC,ST and minorities through various corporations as YSR Chevuta.
8. Housing for all poor

Housing for all home less poor families irrespective of parties, cast, religion, category.
25 lakhs houses to be constructed in 5 years.
House sites to be provided to house less poor people along with registration and construction.
Registration to be done in the name of female persons in the house at time of hand over.
Tie-up with banks for loans @ 25 paise against the newly constructed house.
9. Pensions – Enhancement

Pension age limit to be decreased to 60 from 65 years.
Senior citizen pension to be gradually increased to Rs. 3000/-.
Rs. 3000/- pensions for Differently abled persons.

YSRCP Navaratnalu: What’s In It For You

YSR Congress party (YSRCP) Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy came up with an elaborate model of governance comprising welfare schemes based on the party’s Navaratnalu. As the name suggests, through nine large-scale welfare programs which will percolate to the grassroots, the party plans to offer benefits worth a minimum of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per year.

Here are the nine Navaratna welfare schemes:

1. YSR Rythu Bharosa

The YSRCP promises to offer financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to farmers. In the second year, each farmer’s family would be given Rs 12,500 per year, in addition to zero-interest loans and free bore-wells. A calamity relief fund of Rs 4,000 crore, 9 hours free electricity during the day, cold storage units and food processing centres in every constituency are among a list of benefits promised to farmers.

2. Fee Reimbursement

The party, if elected to power, plans to provide a comprehensive fee reimbursement scheme, in line with late Chief Minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s vision. In addition to complete fee reimbursement, an allowance of Rs 20,000 would be given to every student. A total of Rs 1 to 1.5 lakh would be spend on each student’s education.

3. Arogyasri

The Arogyasri scheme would be applicable to all medical treatments of above Rs 1,000. Regardless of the location of the hospital, all medical expenses would be borne by the government.

4. Jalayagnam

Under this scheme, lakhs of families would be benefited by irrigation projects. Completion of Polavaram project on a war footing is one of the priorities under Jalayagnam.

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5. Ban on Alcohol

The YSRCP promises to put in place a ban on sale of alcohol across the State in three stages.

6. Amma Vodi

With a view to encourage families with school-going children, the YSRCP promises to provide Rs 15,000 towards assistance to all mothers who send their children to school.

7. YSR Asara

All loans pertaining to the women’s co-operative societies would be waived. In addition, zero-interest loans would be issued. Payment of interest amount on loans up to Rs 50,000 would be borne by the government.

YSR Cheyutha

Through YSR Cheyutha, the YSRCP intends to support all women from SC, ST, BC and minority communities, who are aged over 45. This would amount to Rs 75,000 per woman from these communities over a period of 4 years.

8. Pedhalandariki Illu

In five years, the YSRCP promises to build 25 lakh homes for the poor. Permanent houses to the homeless poor will be built over a period of 5 years and registered in name of the woman of the household. The government will also take the initiative of providing an additional loan facility through banks at 0.25 paisa interest.

9. Pensionla Pempu

The eligibility age criteria of 65 years for the pensions would be reduced to 60 years. Senior citizens aged above 60 would be given Rs 2,000 while the physically challenged would be given a pension of Rs 3,000.