The State Government credited ₹276.79 crore towards the third tranche of the YSR Aasara scheme into the accounts of 3.21 lakh women in NTR district on Saturday.
Deputy Chief Minister K. Narayana Swamy, along with former Minister and Vijayawada West MLA Velampalli Srinivasa Rao, MLA and AP Planning Board vice-chairman Malladi Vishnu and NTR Collector S. Dilli Rao and others, handed over cheques to the beneficiaries during a programme here on Saturday.
Mr. Swamy said the State Government had brought in several companies to provide business opportunities to women under the scheme.
Mr. Dilli Rao said the district administration was organising various programmes for women to achieve progress in the ventures they have taken up. He said skill development training programmes were also made available to women.
