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- The YSRCP has accused the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh of failing to fulfil its welfare promises and misleading voters ahead of local body elections.
- Party general secretary Gadikota Srikanth Reddy alleged that no new pensions had been sanctioned to many eligible beneficiaries from weaker sections since the coalition took office.
- He claimed the number of pension beneficiaries had fallen by nearly six lakh from around 69 lakh during the Y.S.
- Jagan Mohan Reddy government.
- He also alleged the government was projecting title deeds for disputed assigned lands as a new initiative when the scheme stemmed from a YSRCP-era government order.
- The allegations matter because they set up welfare delivery as a key election issue in the run-up to the local body polls.
What to watch next
- Whether pension arrears are paid retrospectively as demanded by the YSRCP
- How the coalition government responds to the charge of reduced pension beneficiaries
- Welfare announcements by both parties as local body elections approach
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Gadikota Srikanth Reddy
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“He claimed that the number of pension beneficiaries, which was around 69 lakh during the Jagan Mohan Reddy government, had come down by nearly six lakh now.”
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…beneficiaries on various grounds. The government was now asking people to submit fresh applications, claiming that they would be considered on merit, which he described as an exercise aimed at the local body elections. He claimed that the number of pension beneficiaries, which was around 69 lakh during the Jagan Mohan Reddy government, had come down by nearly six lakh now. Mr. Srikanth Reddy questioned the government’s claims regarding assigned lands. He said a government order issued during the previous YSRCP regime provided for the issue of title deeds to the rightful occupants who had…
Why it matters3
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- Andhra Pradesh Coalition Government political pressure· immediate
- Local body elections electoral polarization· weeks
- Welfare beneficiaries welfare delivery uncertainty· immediate
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Named India · Gadikota Srikanth Reddy · N. Chandrababu Naidu · Pemmasani Chandrasekhar · Telugu Desam Party · Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy · YSR Congress Party
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