There is widespread concern over the rapid rise in Covid cases across the country. Cases are being registered in Telugu states as well. Deaths are also a cause for concern. News of shortage of oxygen and beds is also doing the rounds. State governments deny shortage of beds and oxygen, but reports say conditions are different at the field level. At the moment the priority of governments is to primarily curb the spread of Corona infection. However, an advertisement in two major newspapers on Wednesday in the AP was the talk of the town. There are differences of opinion on this point.
Jagananna Vasathi Deevena Scheme
The ad summarizes that the CM YS Jagan govt will launch the Jagananna Vasathi Deevena Scheme in Andhra Pradesh. The full-page ad explains how many people will be funded, including the numbers. It was announced on Wednesday that Rs 1,048.94 crore would be deposited in the accounts of 10,89,302 student mothers under the Accommodation Blessing Scheme for the year 2020-21, all of which would be taken into account by the mothers of the students on Wednesday. In the same statement, YS Jagan has explained how he spent so much on education so far on educational schemes since the government came to power – Amma Odi, Vidyadivena, Vasati Diwana, Gorumudda, Vidyakanuka, Manabadi ‘Nadu-Nadu, etc. A total of 1,60,75,373 beneficiaries have so far been given an ad that has cost them Rs 25,714 crore. Apart from these, Rs 1,800 crore is being spent annually on the nutrition of Anganwadi children and mothers. On the whole, it can be said that the Jagan government has promoted what is a priority for welfare. So far so good. No one is wrong in saying that their government gives the highest priority to welfare and explaining to the people about the scheme. Many governments have issued similar full-page advertisements in the past.
In the current situation
However, in light of the current situation, there is a debate going on, on social media as to what is the cost of advertising. Some are commenting that it would be better to spend all the funds on Covid control instead of spending on advertisements. There have been comments that no one should avoid governments implementing welfare programs, but that in the current situation, the health of citizens is more important. There is a debate going on Twitter about this. Some netizens commented that the funds would go into the accounts of the poor and that the funds would be useful to them during Covid time. On the whole, the topic of full-page ads related to the Jagananna Vasathi Deevena Scheme has caused a debate on social media in the wake of an average of tens of thousands of Covid cases being registered on a daily basis over the past few days.
