YS Reddy announces pension for senior citizens

YSJaganmohan Reddy announced Rs. 3,000 as pension per month for senior citizensin the state immediately after he has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of AndhraPradesh today after bifurcation.

Reddyannounced the scheme for senior citizens which is his first major announcementafter swearing-in as the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. He also asserted thatthere would be corruption-free governance in the state.

Announcing thescheme, Reddy said that every senior citizen would get at least Rs. 3000monthly pension and this would be my first signature after he assumes theoffice of the Chief Minister. He said that the scheme would begin with Rs.2,250 and it will be increased up to Rs. 3000 within three years.

Reddyfurther stated that there will be corruption-free governance across the stateand that a call centre would be set up as the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) toaddress the corruption charges and everyone will have the access to the CMO.

The new CMof Andhra Pradesh also stated that over one lakh jobs will be created byOctober 2. He also reiterated that from pensions to fee reimbursements, thepeople of AP can now get them sanctioned within 72 hours by the GramSecretariat adding that the YSRCP government will create around 1.6 lakh jobsby next Gandhi Jayanti. Power tariffs will be brought down in the state andwithin six months to one year, people will see a change in this government.

Reddyfurther stated that by August 15, they will provide 4 lakh jobs to people asvillage volunteers at a salary of Rs. 5000.