Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Minister announces Rs 398 crore student aid under Talliki Vandanam
Every year, India celebrates the day it became an independent country.
This year marks the 80th time the state celebrated Independence Day.
A minister named Dr Nadendla Manohar went to a parade ground in Narasaraopet town to raise the Indian flag.
He said the government gave 398 crore rupees to help more than 2.6 lakh students.
The money is part of a program called Talliki Vandanam, which supports children's education.
The government also handed out about 1.4 lakh study kits to students under another scheme.
The minister said the state bought rice from many farmers and paid them money to support their work.
It also bought chilli from farmers at a special market in Dachepalli.
All these programs are meant to help poor families and students in the state.
Minister for Civil Supplies Dr Nadendla Manohar said the government extended Rs 398 crore financial assistance to 2,65,686 students under the Talliki Vandanam Scheme.
Manohar hoisted the National Flag at the 80th Independence Day celebrations held at the Police Parade Grounds in Narasaraopet on Saturday.
The district administration distributed 1,41,778 kits to students under the Sarvepalli Radha Krishna Vidyarthi Mitra Scheme.
During the last two years, the government procured 1,29,93,799 metric tonnes of paddy from 18,00,562 farmers and paid them Rs 31,788 crore.
In Palnadu district, 73,000 metric tonnes of paddy was procured over two years, and mirchi stocks worth Rs 42,788 crore were purchased from 5,430 farmers at the Dachepalli Mirchi Yard.
- Who
- Dr Nadendla Manohar, Minister for Civil Supplies, along with district officials including Collector Krithika Shukla and MP Lavu Sri Krishnadevarayalu.
- What
- Announced Rs 398 crore assistance to 2,65,686 students under the Talliki Vandanam Scheme and highlighted welfare schemes including kit distribution, paddy procurement and mirchi purchase.
- When
- On Saturday, during the 80th Independence Day celebrations.
- Where
- Police Parade Grounds, Narasaraopet, Palnadu district.
- Why
- To mark Independence Day and highlight the coalition government's commitment to the welfare of the poor.
- Scheme
- Talliki Vandanam
- Financial assistance
- Rs 398 crore
- Student beneficiaries
- 2,65,686
- Vidyarthi Mitra kits distributed
- 1,41,778
- State paddy procurement (2 years)
- 1,29,93,799 metric tonnes from 18,00,562 farmers
- Payment to paddy farmers
- Rs 31,788 crore
- Palnadu paddy procurement (2 years)
- 73,000 metric tonnes
- Mirchi purchased at Dachepalli Mirchi Yard
- Stocks worth Rs 42,788 crore from 5,430 farmers