Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has been conferred the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year award. The selection has been done on the basis of the study of project-level outcomes across various states of India.
Key Points
- The award was presented to Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy by the Skoch group chairman, Sameer Kochhar, at the CM’s camp office at Tadepalli.
- The state government Schemes like the YSR Rythu Bharosa Kendra is an interesting model for village-level procurement at a pre-announced minimum support price and has shown good outcomes for farmers.
- YSR Cheyutha scheme focuses on the economic empowerment of middle-aged women through livelihood-linked loans for over a 4-year term and has set a great example of financial inclusion with outcomes.
- Schemes like Abhay and Disha aim to enhance the safety and security of women have helped to change the law and order perception as well as the confidence level of women to go out and participate without fear.
- Similarly, the government has taken various initiatives to respond to COVID-19; these initiatives have shown desired outcomes.
- All this has been said on the basis of a year-long study of 123 projects from across different sectors in Andhra Pradesh.
The State has also taken several revolutionary measures in the last two years to make governance more efficient and transparent.
