Highlights Of AP Cabinet Meeting Held Today

The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) on the 18th of December, conducted a Cabinet meeting. 

Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, chaired the meeting to make crucial decisions.

During the meeting, the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved the Rythu Bharosa scheme, input subsidy to be paid directly through RTGS and other schemes. 

In assuring, the YSRCP Government approved the ordinance setting up the Andhra Pradesh Medical Education and Research Corporation. 

The Cabinet also discussed the distribution of house pattas and construction of pucca houses, which would be distributed from the 25th of December.

Other major discussions were held over AP Survey and Boundary Law Amendment, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Policy and the implementation of the Watersheds Development Scheme in 6 districts.

After the Cabinet meeting ended, the Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister Perni Nani addressed the media and briefed about the meeting. 

Highlights of the meeting and decisions taken during the meeting:

• Input subsidy approved to make payments directly through RTGS.

• The decision to pay compensation in every season was taken. 

• The payment of compensation to the victims of ‘Nivar’ cyclone by the end of this year.

• AP Medical Education and Research Corporation Establishment Ordinance Approved. 

• The YSRCP Cabinet approved 6 new medical colleges in AP and a total of amount Rs. 16,000 crores would be provided for 27 research centres.

• Approval of AP Survey and Boundary Law Amendment and making a map of each land according to the subdivision.

• Cabinet approves ‘Andhra Pradesh’ tourism policy.

• Cabinet approves implementation of watershed development scheme in 6 districts.

• Approval of new tourism policy and restart package for tourism projects damaged due to covid and a financial aid of Rs. 198.05 crores for tourism projects financed under the restart package.

• Loan up to Rs. 15 lakh for the restart the hotel sector and 4.5% interest discount for the first year.

• Cabinet approves restart package for film industry.