Andhra Pradesh Launches āTalliki Vandanamā Scheme: ā¹15,000 Annual Aid per School-Going Child.
Goverment Scheme
On June 12, 2025, the Andhra Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, introduced the āTalliki Vandanamā (āSalutation to Motherā) schemeāan ambitious welfare initiative under the āSuper Sixā manifesto. It awards ā¹15,000 per year for each school-going child in a household, with ā¹13,000 paid directly into mothersā or guardiansā bank accounts and ā¹2,000 allocated for maintaining school infrastructure, sanitation, and hygiene
- The scheme benefits students from Class I to Intermediate (XII) across all recognized schools and junior colleges, including government, private-aided, and unaided institutions. With over 67 lakh students and approximately 43 lakh mothers eligible, the state has earmarked around ā¹8,745 crore for the first-year rollout.
- A key feature is that every eligible child in a household receives supportāunlike previous programs like āAmmavodi,ā which limited aid to only one child per family. To top it off, the scheme supplements central government scholarships for SC/ST, BC, and minority students, ensuring they get the full ā¹15,000 amount.
- The beneficiariesā list was released at village and ward secretariats. Families not included can submit grievances until June 20, with resolutions by June 28. A second disbursement phaseācovering newly enrolled studentsāwill follow on July 5, including for first-grade and first-year intermediate students.
Main Point :- (i) By June 13, funds had reached 35.44 lakh mothersā bank accounts, with notifications going out post-midnight. However, some recipients reported discrepancies: pending loans were automatically deducted by banks, reducing the ā¹13,000 aid, or scammers circulated false links under the scheme's guiseāprompting police alerts urging vigilance.
(ii) The Andhra Pradesh government is implementing a real-time digital dashboard and biometric attendance tracking to ensure transparency in the āTalliki Vandanamā scheme. This system aims to eliminate duplicate beneficiaries and ensure that financial support reaches the genuinely eligible families.
Chief minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu
Governor: Syed Abdul Nazeer
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