CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy To Launch Vasathi Deevena Scheme

AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will be launching the scheme Jagananna Vasathi Deevena that will benefit lakhs of students across the State. Jagan will release the scheme in the Vizianagaram district on Monday. After the Amma Vodi scheme, the state government is now launching Vasathi Deevena to ensure that no student stops his/her studies midway because of poverty.

Though the financial assistance is provided till the Intermediate level under the Amma Vodi scheme, Vasathi Deevena will take care of the hostel and mess charges of ITI, polytechnic, degree and PG students. The Education Department has approved Rs 2,300 crores for the scheme for the current financial year, and the amount under the scheme will be credited into the account of the mother or guardian of the eligible student.

The Education Department will give Rs 10,000 for ITI students, Rs 20,000 for degree students and Rs 15,000 for polytechnic students every year under the scheme in two equal installments (February and July).

The aim of the scheme is to help the mothers/guardians financially so they continue to send their children for higher education without any difficulty.

It is also expected that this scheme will reduce the dropout rate in higher education. A total of over 11 lacs students will benefit from the scheme in the State. JVD cards with a unique bar code are being distributed to all eligible students. The selection of the beneficiaries was done transparently, with village and ward volunteers conducting a household survey. If students are left out, they would be considered after cross-checking their details. The state government will make sure no eligible student is left out from the scheme, sources said.

The highest numbers of ITI student beneficiaries are from East Godavari (6,828) and the least from Nellore (2,057). In the case of polytechnic student beneficiaries, Krishna tops the list with 14,903 and Nellore (3,334) is at the bottom. In the case of degree and PG students, Chittoor with 1,22,219 beneficiaries tops the chart and Vizianagaram with 52,944 is at the bottom.