Jagananna Ammavodi
Type of projectWelfare scheme
LocationAndhra Pradesh, India
FounderGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
MinistryDirectorate Of School Education
Established9 January 2020 (2020-01-09)
StatusActive

Jagananna Ammavodi is a program launched by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to encourage parents to send their children to school by depositing ₹13,000 rupees of financial assistance in the bank account of student's mother.

Development

Jagananna Ammavodi was launched by Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on 9 January 2020[1] with a budget of ₹ 6,455.80 crore for the academic year 2019–20.[2] The scheme benefits students of around 43 lakh households. Second phase of the scheme was launched on 11th Jan 2021[3] with a budget of ₹6673 crore benefiting 45 lakh people.[4] The initial eligibility criteria which included 75% of mandatory attendance was relaxed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

The scheme

Under the scheme, an amount of ₹15,000 is deposited into the bank account of beneficiary's mother.[7]

Students studying in all the government, private aided, private unaided and residential schools/junior colleges are eligible to avail the scheme whereas dropouts, income tax payers and government employees have been considered ineligible.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh CM set to launch Amma Vodi scheme on January 9 | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  2. ↑ "Jagan set to launch 'Amma Vodi' scheme today". The Hindu. 2020-01-09. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Jagananna Amma Vodi phase two launch on Jan 11". The New Indian Express. 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh: Second tranche of Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme credited to 45 lakh beneficiaries". www.thehansindia.com. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Govt. relaxes attendance norm for availing of Amma Vodi benefit". The Hindu. 2020-12-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  6. ↑ "75 per cent attendance not a must for Amma Vodi". The New Indian Express. 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Jagan Mohan Reddy launches ambitious scheme to directly transfer Rs 15,000 to each mother for sending kids to schools". Hindustan Times. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  8. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy set to launch Amma Vodi scheme". India Today. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
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