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AP Government Schemes (2025-2026)

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AP Government Schemes (2025-2026)

Six promises, crores of beneficiaries, and a ledger of numbers the examiner reads like scripture — this is the welfare story of Andhra Pradesh.

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I

The Promise

The setting2024

A government takes office on six promises

In June 2024, the TDP-led government under Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu — his fourth ministry — took office promising the Super Six welfare schemes. For the APPSC Group 2 aspirant, this is the most AP-specific and highest-priority current affairs topic of the January 2025 to March 2026 window. Each scheme is a bundle of numbers — a benefit, a budget, a beneficiary count, a launch date — and the examination tests exactly those numbers.

Marks-winning facts

  • Super Six — the flagship welfare promises of the TDP-led government
  • CM N. Chandrababu Naidu's 4th ministry, in office from June 2024
  • The most AP-specific, highest-priority current affairs topic for APPSC Group 2
  • Exam time window: January 2025 to March 2026

II

The Field and the School

The farmer2025

Annadata Sukhibhava — twenty thousand for the tiller

Annadata Sukhibhava puts ₹20,000 a year into a farmer's hands — ₹6,000 from the Centre through PM-KISAN, topped up with ₹14,000 from the State. The scheme carries a budget of ₹6,300 crore and reaches 46 lakh farmers. It moved from promise to payment on August 2, 2025, when the first instalment was released.

Marks-winning facts

  • ₹20,000/year per farmer = ₹6,000 Central (PM-KISAN) + ₹14,000 State
  • Budget ₹6,300 crore; 46 lakh farmer beneficiaries
  • Status: LAUNCHED — first payment August 2, 2025
The mother2025

Thalliki Vandanam — fifteen thousand, paid to her

Thalliki Vandanam — education assistance paid directly to the mother — gives ₹15,000 a year for every school-going child from Class 1 to Class 12, in government and private schools alike. The eligibility fine print matters: a white ration card and 75 per cent school attendance. Backed by a ₹9,407 crore budget, the scheme launched on June 12, 2025.

Marks-winning facts

  • ₹15,000/year per school-going child — paid to the mother
  • Covers Classes 1 to 12, government AND private schools
  • Eligibility: 75% attendance + white ration card
  • Budget ₹9,407 crore; launched June 12, 2025

III

The Kitchen and the Road

The kitchen

Deepam 2.0 — three cylinders, free

Deepam 2.0 delivers three free LPG cylinders a year to the household kitchen. The scheme covers 90.1 lakh families on a budget of ₹2,601 crore. In the exam hall, the tested number is three — cylinders per year.

Marks-winning facts

  • 3 free LPG cylinders per year
  • 90.1 lakh beneficiary families
  • Budget ₹2,601 crore
The road2025

Stree Shakti — every bus seat, free for women

Stree Shakti opened APSRTC buses to free travel for all women, and for transgender persons holding Andhra Pradesh domicile. Around five crore women stand to benefit from the scheme. It rolled out on Independence Day — August 15, 2025.

Marks-winning facts

  • Free APSRTC bus travel — all women + transgender persons with AP domicile
  • ~5 crore women beneficiaries
  • Status: LAUNCHED — August 15, 2025

IV

The Safety Net

The pension2024

NTR Bharosa — the floor under the vulnerable

NTR Bharosa is the pension line of the Super Six, paying between ₹4,000 and ₹15,000 a month. Its categories span the elderly, widows, the disabled, handloom workers, fishermen and transgender persons. The scheme has been active since June 13, 2024 — the earliest start date in the chapter.

Marks-winning facts

  • Pension range: ₹4,000 to ₹15,000 per month
  • Categories: elderly, widows, disabled, handloom workers, fishermen, transgenders
  • Status: ACTIVE since June 13, 2024
The promise pending

Yuva Galam — twenty lakh jobs, still on the table

Yuva Galam is the youth employment promise of the Super Six: 20 lakh jobs, backed by an unemployment allowance. Its status reads pending full implementation — and that unfinished status is itself a favourite examination question.

Marks-winning facts

  • Promise: 20 lakh jobs + unemployment allowance
  • Status: PENDING full implementation
  • The pending pair to remember: Yuva Galam + Maha Shakti

V

Beyond the Six

The other names

The loom and the launch that has not come

Beyond the Super Six sit two more names the examiner knows. Nethanna Bharosa pays ₹25,000 a year to each handloom family and adds free electricity. Maha Shakti — ₹1,500 a month to women — has not yet been launched.

Marks-winning facts

  • Nethanna Bharosa: ₹25,000/year per handloom family + free electricity
  • Maha Shakti: ₹1,500/month to women — NOT yet launched

VI

The Exam Hall

The numbers

A ledger the question setters read aloud

This chapter is a ledger of numbers, and the question setters draw straight from it. Know the split: Annadata Sukhibhava's ₹20,000 is ₹6,000 from the Centre and ₹14,000 from the State. Know the counts: 46 lakh farmers received the first phase of Annadata Sukhibhava, and about 5 crore women ride free under Stree Shakti. Know the dates: Stree Shakti launched on August 15, 2025.

Marks-winning facts

  • ₹20,000 split: ₹6,000 Centre + ₹14,000 State
  • First-phase Annadata Sukhibhava farmers: 46 lakh
  • Stree Shakti: ~5 crore women; launched August 15, 2025
  • Deepam 2.0: 3 cylinders/year · NTR Bharosa: ₹4,000–₹15,000/month
The traps

Pending pairs and fine print

Two traps recur in this chapter. First, the pending pair: Maha Shakti (₹1,500 a month to women) and Yuva Galam (20 lakh jobs) are the schemes still awaiting launch. Second, the eligibility fine print: Thalliki Vandanam demands 75 per cent attendance on a white ration card and covers private schools as well as government ones, while Stree Shakti's free travel extends to transgender persons with AP domicile.

Marks-winning facts

  • Still pending: Maha Shakti (₹1,500/month) + Yuva Galam (20 lakh jobs)
  • Thalliki Vandanam fine print: 75% attendance, white ration card
  • Thalliki Vandanam covers BOTH government and private schools
  • Nethanna Bharosa: ₹25,000/year to handloom families

End of chapter

Now make it yours

Every scheme is one row of numbers — benefit, budget, beneficiaries, launch date. Open the full notes and drill the tables until the splits are reflexes.

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