Jagananna Ammavodi

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.

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

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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