The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) Government led by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy released the guidelines of the EBC Nestham scheme.
On the 21st of April, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy issued the guidelines of the scheme, which would benefit a total of 4,02,336 beneficiaries in the State. The State Government’s scheme would provide financial assistance to economically backward upper caste women. The Backward Class (BC) Welfare Department Special Principal Secretary Anantha Ramu on the 20th of April, issued an order on the eligibility of beneficiaries and how to identify them.
Under the scheme, the State Government would provide Rs. 45,000 to upper caste women between the ages of 45 and 60 at the rate of Rs 15,000 per annum for three years. The Government released an estimated cost of Rs 1,810.51 crores over three years at a rate of Rs. 603.5 crore per annum. In regard to this, the YSRCP Government even issued orders on budget allocations.
According to guidelines, beneficiaries should have are Aadhaar card, bank account. Family income should be less than Rs. 10,000 in rural areas and less than Rs. 12,000 in urban areas. And should have land within 3 acres magani and 10 acres in metta. Those with a home less than 750 square feet in the municipal area are eligible. Government employees and pensioners are ineligible, which includes sanitation workers.
The age of the beneficiaries will be taken into consideration from the day the government orders about the scheme. Village and ward volunteers will survey the house and identify those who are eligible. The District Collector will then take a look at the various stages and make a final list. A website dedicated to the implementation of this scheme was developed. This is the whole process from identification of beneficiaries to selection of beneficiaries. Cash will be deposited directly in the beneficiary’s bank accounts upon completion of the selection.
