Budget 2018-19

Andhra Pradesh minister said that Rs 6,790 crore have been released for the YSR Cheyutha scheme, under which women are given Rs 18,750 cash for handholding for their business needs Andhra Pradesh Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy on Monday said that Rs 6,790 crores have been released on September 11 for the YSR Cheyutha scheme, under which women are given Rs 18,750 cash for handholding for their business needs. “Amount of Rs 4,643 crores were allotted for the scheme last year. Rs 6,790 crores are released on September 11 for the present year. This scheme is intended for women empowerment. The government has discussed with many business entities and banks and encouraging women to become entrepreneurs,” said Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister during a ministerial-level review meeting of  YSR Cheyuta scheme. “Almost 21 lakh women have applied for various businesses. 8 lakh women said that they will continue their old shops. The ministers will continue revi...

YSR Congress has written to the Lok Sabha secretariat to put its notice of the motion in the revised list of business for Monday, while TDP has also moved a notice for a no-trust motion The N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Y S Jaganmohan Reddy-led Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSR Congress Party) on Monday will push their notices of no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha, as they continue their respective agitations for the granting of a special-category status to Andhra Pradesh. The development comes after the TDP quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and moved a no-confidence motion on Friday, a day after the YSR Congress Party had moved a no-confidence motion against the Modi government. Their notices were not taken up last week because of the din in the House. YSR Congress Party's Y V Subba Reddy has written to the Lok Sabha secretariat to put his notice of...