Andhra Pradesh’s pension scheme has changed its name twice, following whichever party wins power. In 2024, the name that lost in 2019 came back, with higher payouts.
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NTR Bharosa Pension
Andhra Pradesh’s Social Security Scheme
Oct 2014
Naidu launches NTR Bharosa, in his first term.
9 Jul 2019
Jagan renames it YSR Pension Kanuka.
12 Jun 2024
Naidu sworn in again, after landslide TDP-NDA win.
1 Jul 2024
NTR Bharosa name restored, pensions raised.
A Scheme That Changes Its Name With Power
This pension scheme has flipped names twice, tracking whichever party wins Andhra Pradesh. In 2024, NTR Bharosa returned — with the steepest tier rising from Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 a month.
Timeline
- October 2014: CM N. Chandrababu Naidu launches NTR Bharosa Pension, in his first term.
- 9 July 2019: CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy renames it YSR Pension Kanuka, after his election win.
- 12 June 2024: Naidu is sworn in as Chief Minister again, after the TDP-led NDA’s landslide win.
- 1 July 2024: Naidu restores the NTR Bharosa name, with higher pension amounts.
Must Know
- NTR Bharosa Pension is Andhra Pradesh’s social security pension scheme, for eligible citizens.
- It pays Rs 4,000 a month to most categories, up from Rs 3,000 under the previous scheme.
- Eligible groups include the elderly, widows, weavers, toddy tappers, fishermen, and single women.
- Disabled and leprosy-affected beneficiaries receive Rs 6,000 a month, up from Rs 3,000.
- Fully disabled, bedridden beneficiaries receive Rs 15,000 a month, up from Rs 5,000.
Good to Know
- The scheme covers over 60 lakh beneficiaries, across Andhra Pradesh.
- The state government allocated about Rs 4,400 crore, for a single round of pension distribution.
- CM Naidu personally delivered a pension payment to one beneficiary’s home, on 1 July 2024.
- Payments are transferred directly, via Direct Benefit Transfer, on a fixed monthly schedule.
- The scheme’s name honours N.T. Rama Rao, the TDP’s founder and Naidu’s father-in-law.
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Great to Know
- This pension scheme has changed its name twice, tracking which party holds power in Andhra Pradesh.
- Naidu first launched it as NTR Bharosa in October 2014, his first term after the state’s 2014 bifurcation.
- Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP renamed it YSR Pension Kanuka in 2019, after unseating Naidu.
- The TDP-led NDA won a landslide in 2024, taking 164 of 175 assembly seats, reducing YSRCP to just 11.
- Naidu was sworn in on 12 June 2024, for his fourth term as Chief Minister.
Current Affairs
- 2024: A new government restores an old scheme name, with substantially higher payouts.
- On 13 June 2024, the incoming Naidu government announced it would restore the NTR Bharosa name.
- On 1 July 2024, CM Naidu personally delivered the first restored payment, and pension amounts rose across every beneficiary category.
- The steepest increase came for fully disabled, bedridden beneficiaries: from Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 a month.
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