Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Naidu Announces ₹169 Crore Aid for Veligonda Displaced Families
The Veligonda project displaced many families from their homes.
The Andhra Pradesh government has announced another ₹169 crore to help eligible people.
Each person who qualifies will receive ₹2 lakh.
This includes some young people who became adults after the earlier 2019 deadline.
Officials will check whether anyone was accidentally left out of official records or payments.
The government reviewed nearly 1,800 complaints from affected families.
So far, 7,027 families have received ₹905 crore in rehabilitation assistance.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu also ordered officials to give displaced families enough ration supplies for one month.
He said the project’s first phase was being inaugurated and discussed future water and local-election plans.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced ₹169 crore in additional ex gratia for eligible Veligonda project oustees.
Each newly eligible person, including those who turned 18 after 2019, will receive ₹2 lakh.
Officials will identify displaced people omitted from the Gazette, socio-economic survey, or original award.
The government examined nearly 1,800 grievances; 7,027 families have already received ₹905 crore under the R&R package.
Naidu also directed officials to provide monthly ration kits and discussed local elections, BC reservations, and the project’s first-phase inauguration.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, officials, and families displaced by the Veligonda project.
- What
- The government announced ₹169 crore in additional ex gratia and directed officials to identify eligible people omitted from earlier records or awards.
- When
- The announcement covers people who became eligible between 2019 and 2026; Naidu made the political remarks on Friday.
- Where
- The Veligonda project area in Prakasam district and the Secretariat at Velagapudi, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To assist eligible displaced people who were left out of the Gazette, socio-economic survey, original award, or 2019 eligibility cut-off.
Government Position
Opposition Position Reported by Government
Local-body elections
Government Position
N. Chandrababu Naidu alleged that YSRC president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy did not want local-body elections to be held and said delays could be intended to hurt the ruling alliance.
Opposition Position Reported by Government
The article does not include a response from Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy or the YSRC to Naidu’s allegation.
Election system
Government Position
Naidu said urban and local elections should preferably use direct elections to promote political stability and opposed the emergence of another power centre.
Opposition Position Reported by Government
No opposing position on the direct-election system is stated in the article.
- Additional assistance
- ₹169 crore
- Payment per eligible person
- ₹2 lakh
- Eligibility period
- People who became eligible between 2019 and 2026, including those who turned 18 after the 2019 cut-off
- Grievances examined
- Nearly 1,800 petitions and grievances
- Families already assisted
- 7,027 displaced families
- R&R assistance already paid
- ₹905 crore
- Additional support
- One month of ration kits for displaced families