Education is one of the basic necessity which is required by any child born. But because of the weak economic conditions and restrictions, there are certain children who were not able to step into the schools. This was one of the most basic fight which every child is battling for.
But now no more because this state government has launched Thalliki Vandanam Scheme under which they are going to offer Rs 15,000 so that lack of money may not stop any child from attaining school. The scheme main priority is empowering women and uplifiting their educational status in the society.
Thalliki Vandanam is one of the most awaited scheme of the Andhra Pradesh launched by the newly elected Chief Minister, Chandra Babu Naidu. The money will directly be transferred to the mothers bank account of the child, so that she could bear the child fees.
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Thalliki Vandanam Scheme- Behind the Scene
The Thalliki Vandanam Scheme is one of the super six schemes which was promised by the Chandrababu Naidu during the election campaign. Specially designed to uplift the educational conditions of students living in the state. No only this, Chandrababu Naidu himself announced that he is going to launch a scheme under which Rs 15,000 will be given per child in a single installment.
If you translate “Thalliki Vandanam” into english then it comes as a “Salutations to Mother”. This is an initiative taken by the government in order to recognize the hardwork and pain through which every mother go in order to make her child’s future. By transferring fund into the mothers account, the government make sure that she gets an authority to choose the right education for her child.
This money can be used by her to purchase books, buy uniforms, school supplies, transportation costs, & tutions fees. This scheme will reduce the financial burden on the low-income families.
Government Commitment Towards Scheme
Despite Andhra Pradesh Government facing financial uncertainty, but after seeing the current educational situation of the state, they were forced to enroll this scheme across the state. The CM has especially directed to the officials to keep transparency and stop any middleman between the mother and government.
In order to prevent any misinformation, the government has also released an offical welfare calendar. This will have all the timelines, i.e. from applying to receiving funds from the government. The move was to make governance accountable, transparent, and citizen-friendly.
What will be the Effect of Thalliki Vandanam Scheme?
The impact of Thalliki Vandanam scheme on Andhra Pradesh is expected to be truly transformational. As per the experts, these points in the education is something we have to look after the scheme implementation.
- Drop-out Rate will fall drastically- Most of the low-income families were not able to afford the higher education of their child so eventually they have to drop out of school. Through this scheme, it is expected that the drop out rate of schools will fall and students might be able to pursue their higher education.
- Increased Enrollments- After getting the money assistance directly into the bank account it is considered of increase in enrollment in the village, whose children dreams to go to school.
- Improved Gender Parity- In the rural and sometimes in the urban areas, females are mostly kept away schools and kept in the work on doing household chores. These money will surely help them to get admission in schools and continue their studies.
How the Citizens have Reacted to the Scheme?
After the scheme got into an action, the social media flourished with the news covering it. Most of the citizens lauded the government scheme and also encouraged other state government to practice the same method to increase literacy rate.
As per the experts, government should make this process full transparent. If any irregularity sign detected then the officers incharge must held accountable so that the poor and needy student dream must not get tarnished.
Thalliki Vandanam Scheme 2025- Conclusion
No doubt, Thalliki Vandanam Scheme will be the gamechanger for the mothers of Andhra Pradesh. By rewarding them with the amount is not only the sign of empowering them but also give them power to take decisions for her children. After this scheme get launched, there is a wave of happiness flowing through common people.
The only thing which needed to be monitored while implementing this scheme is transparency. It is needed to be ensure that the money provided is reaching to nominee rather than eaten by corruptions.
