YSRCP chief YS jagan Mohan Reddy has taken the oath as the new chief minister of Andhra Pradesh at 12.23 pm today. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the indira gandhi Municipal stadium in Vijayawada. jagan put his first signature on the pension file. Increasing Pensions is one of the Navaratnas promised by jagan.
He increased the pension of elderly people from Rs 1000 to Rs 2250. He promised to increase the pension by Rs 250 year on year. jagan also assured the people of the state that he would keep up all the promises made in the YSRCP manifesto. He also announced the creation of 5.6 Lakh jobs through Village Volunteers and Village Secretariats.
The remaining eight promises of Navaratnas are financial assistance of ₹12,500 a year to farmers, plus crop insurance premium; revival of Jalayagnam (irrigation projects); Arogyasree (health insurance cover worth ₹5 lakh and covering all medical bills that cross ₹1,000); fee reimbursement; construction of 25 lakh houses; waiver of loans to self-help groups (in four phases); assistance of ₹75,000 to people (who crossed 45 years of age) belonging to BCs, SCs, STs and minority communities and ₹15,000 each to women who send their kids to schools. The last Promise is Liquor Prohibition which will be executed in phases.
