SwaPrep presents · A chapter in Economy
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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III
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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VI
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.
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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.
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End of chapter
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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