Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy will receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tirupati on June 9 and will accompany him to the Tirumala temple.
Reddy, who missed the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 30, has already met Modi before both of them had taken the oath of office and secrecy.
Sources said Reddy is also slated to attend the NITI Aayog meeting to be chaired by PM Modi on June 15 in the national capital during which a number of issues related to social, education, health, and agriculture are likely to be discussed.
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Meanwhile on Thursday, Reddy cancelled ‘Annadata Sukhibhava Scheme’ which was introduced by the erstwhile TDP government in February 2019, before elections, under which the state government assured to provide Rs 10,000 to farmers.
The Andhra CM has announced ‘Rytu Bharosa’ scheme to be launched on 15th October. Farmers will be given Rs 12,500 under the scheme.
Reddy, who won 151 seats in the 175-member Assembly and 22 out of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh, is said to have discussed providing outside or issue-based support to the Prime Minister Modi’s government, in his meeting with him.