Chevella, Nov 1st: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah on Oct 1 formally launched the 'Dr YSR Abhaya Hastham,' Pension-cum-Insurance Scheme for women members of the Self Help Groups (SHGs) at a function here in Ranga Reddy district. Launching the scheme on the state formation day, the Chief Minister said the scheme opened a golden chapter for elderly women who would get a monthly pension between Rs 500 to Rs 2500 after attaining the age of 60 years.
This was for the first time such a massive social security scheme providing pension, insurance and personal accident coverage for largest number of women was launched in the country by the Andhra Pradesh government with a view to uplift the women in the state, he claimed. He said already 35 lakh members enrolled under the scheme had paid their annual contribution of Rs 365 each to the Mandal Samakhyas, and an equal contribution by the state government had been transferred to the LIC, the lead fund manager of the scheme.
The Chief Minister distributed bonds and certificates to the women members who attained 60 years and pension sanction letters to them. Earlier, the Chief Minister unveiled the statue of late Chief Minister Dr Rajasekhar Reddy. Andhra Pradesh Rural Development Minister V Vasanth Kumar said of the 35 lakh enrolled members, 4.50 lakh had already crossed 60 years and would start getting their pensions from November itself.
Andhra celebrates formation day Posted on 02-Nov-2009
Hyderabad, Nov 1: Andhra Pradesh celebrated the 53rd anniversary of its formation Sunday but the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) observed it as "betrayal day" and vowed to divide the state. Chief Minister K. Rosaiah led the celebrations by unfurling the national flag at a function held at th...
JNTU organises Researcher’s Day Posted on 02-Nov-2009
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Intl Childrens film fest from Nov14 Posted on 02-Nov-2009
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Army job rally from today Posted on 02-Nov-2009
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Three children drown in river Posted on 03-Nov-2009
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Collector stresses to grow pulses Posted on 03-Nov-2009
Kakinada, Nov 2nd: Collector Gopalakrishna Dwivedi on Monday stressed the need to encourage growing of pulses in areas facing water scarcity due to a substantial fall in the self-yield of Godavari River. Seeds are being supplied to farmers at subsidized prices to tide over the crisis, he said during ...
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