Rs 76,000 Cr Spent on Welfare Pensions So Far, says CM Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said the TDP-led NDA government had spent Rs 76,000 crore on welfare pensions so far despite financial constraints.

On the first day of every month, the NDA alliance government disburses thousands of crores of rupees under the NTR Bharosa pension scheme to lakhs of beneficiaries across the state. 

The scheme is an Andhra Pradesh government initiative providing financial assistance to the poor and



vulnerable.

"We are extending welfare by overcoming financial challenges. We have spent Rs 76,000 crore on pensions (welfare) alone so far," Naidu said, addressing a public meeting at Repalle as part of the pension disbursement programme. 

Saying the government was treating the mandate given by the people as a responsibility, Naidu said its members were working as "servants" and had been striving to empower every household and individual over the past two years.