Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Naidu Directs Officials to Compile Welfare Calendar for Schemes
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu asked officials to prepare a calendar for welfare schemes.
The calendar will show when people can receive different benefits.
He said welfare should reach people without breaks.
Officials should also explain how families can use the money they receive.
Naidu asked them to study families before giving new pensions.
He said larger families should receive more help.
He also wants traditional work, such as weaving and handicrafts, to become more valuable.
The state has set aside Rs 1.5 lakh crore for welfare, and Rs 75,000 crore has been spent on pensions.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to compile a welfare calendar.
The calendar should list implementation dates for various welfare schemes.
Naidu called for uninterrupted welfare delivery and public awareness about using welfare payments.
He asked officials to map families before issuing pensions and prioritize larger families for greater benefits.
Naidu said Rs 1.5 lakh crore was earmarked for welfare, including Rs 75,000 crore spent on pensions.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and state officials.
- What
- Naidu directed officials to compile a welfare calendar and improve the administration of welfare schemes and pensions.
- When
- Friday, during the second day of the eighth collectors' conference.
- Where
- Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To ensure uninterrupted welfare delivery, empower poor people, and improve awareness and targeting of benefits.
- Welfare calendar
- Officials were asked to list implementation dates for various welfare schemes.
- Welfare allocation
- Rs 1.5 lakh crore was earmarked for welfare.
- Pension spending
- Rs 75,000 crore was spent on pensions.
- Family mapping
- Families should be mapped as units before new pensions are issued.
- Traditional vocations
- Officials were asked to add value to caste-linked vocations and turn weaver and handicraft centres into experience centres.
- Women entrepreneurs
- The state took measures to transform five lakh women into entrepreneurs.