YSR Cheyutha

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is committed to the welfare and development of all segments of this Society and implementing various welfare programmes to benefit the poor in the State through “Navaratnalu”. As part of the overall development agenda and economic empowerment of women, the Government have decided to introduce a New Scheme named as “YSR CHEYUTHA” under Navaratnalu to extend financial assistance to the women belonging to BC, SC, ST and Minority Communities who are in the age group of 45 – 60 years (except the women beneficiaries already covered under YSR Pension Kanuka) with an objective to enhance their livelihood opportunities and living standards. 

Objective of YSR Cheyutha

The objective of YSR Cheyutha scheme is to extend financial assistance to the women belonging to BC, SC, ST and Minority Communities who are in the age group of 45 – 60 years (except the women beneficiaries already covered under YSR Pension Kanuka) with a sum of Rs. 75,000/- in four phases (in four years) through various Welfare Corporations. This will create access to enhanced livelihood opportunities, income generation and wealth creation at the household level, on a sustainable basis leading to better standards of living.

Eligibility Criteria of YSR Cheyutha

Following are the eligibility criteria of YSR Cheyutha.

• The applicant should be a permanent resident of Andhra Pradesh.

• The beneficiary should belong to the BC, SC, ST and Minority Communities, and should not be covered under YSR Pension Kanuka.

• Total family Income should be less than Rs.10,000/- per month inRural areas.

• Total land holding of the family should be less than 3.00 Ac. of Wet (or) 10 Ac. of Dry land (or) 10 Acres of land put together for this purpose.

• No family member should be a government employee or Government pensioner. The families of Sanitary workers are exempted.

• Family should not own a four-wheeler (Taxis, Tractors, Autos are exempted).

• The average electricity consumption of a family in the last 12 months should not exceed 300 units per month.

• No family member should be an income tax payee.

• In Municipal areas, a family who owns no property or Less than 1000 sq. feet of built-up area (Residential or commercial) is eligible.

• The applicant should be a Female. 

• The age of the applicant should be between 45 – 60 Years, (except the women beneficiaries already covered under YSR Pension Kanuka).

• The beneficiary shall submit a valid caste certificate and shall furnish details of an unencumbered bank account opened in her name in any of the Scheduled Commercial Banks for crediting the financial assistance.

Documents Required for YSR Cheyutha

Following documents are required for YSR Cheyutha. 

• Integrated Caste Certificate (which includes Caste, Date of Birth & Nativity) or

• Birth Certificate/ SSC Marks Sheet or

• Aadhar Card

• Caste Certificate

• Bank Details

Beneficiary Identification and Application Process under YSR Cheyutha

All eligible beneficiaries under this scheme shall be identified through the following process:

• Identification of the eligible beneficiaries shall be carried out, on the ground level by a door to door survey conducted by the Village Volunteers in villages and Ward Volunteers in ULBs. 

• The identification of beneficiaries under the scheme is made in a foolproof manner, so as to ensure selection of all the eligible beneficiaries. 

• The following data may be captured as part of the enumeration:- 

• Name 

• Aadhaar Number of Beneficiary 

• Mobile Number of the beneficiary 

• Name of the Head of the Family / Spouse 

• Aadhaar number of Head of the family /Spouse 

• Proof of Caste 7. Proof of Date of Birth 

• Total Family Income 

• Unencumbered Bank Account Number / IFSC Code /Bank Name 

• Copy of Bank Pass Book 

• Vehicle Number – in case of possession of own four wheelers (other than Taxis, Tractors, Autos) 

• Details of land holding of family (Nature – Wet/Dry, Extent – in acres)- 

• Size of Property in Municipal Area (<=1000 Sq.ft) 

• Details of employment in Government (Salaried/Pensioner) 

• Details of monthly electricity consumption of family dwelling units (<=300 units). 

• The Village / Ward Volunteers shall adhere to the eligibility criteria while identifying the beneficiaries. 

• The data can be captured in a mobile app and integrated to the beneficiary identification and monitoring module maintained by the department of Village / Ward Secretariat. 

• The list so generated shall be validated by the Welfare Assistant and be published in the respective secretariat for social audit calling for claims and objections giving adequate time for the citizens. 

• Welfare assistants shall, after carrying out the necessary additions and deletions after the social audit forward the list to the respective MPDO in rural areas/Municipal Commissioner in urban areas for scrutiny. The MPDOs / Municipal Commissioners concerned shall scrutinize the beneficiary lists ,proofs, etc., and then forward to the EDs of BC, SC, ST and Minority Corporations who in turn send it to the respective District Collector for approval. 

• The District Collectors shall verify the beneficiary list, approve the same and forwards to respective Departments for sanction of the amount. 

• Approved final list shall be displayed in the Village / Ward Secretariat for continuous Social Audit. 

• It shall also be noted that the eligibility criteria and the method of applying for the scheme shall be published in the Village / Ward Secretariat to facilitate anyone who fulfills the eligibility criteria to enroll in case her name is missing in the list. 

References

While crafting this guide, we have consulted reliable and authoritative sources, including official government directives, user manuals, and pertinent content sourced from government websites.

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