A.P. Cabinet approves ₹4,054-cr. rural water works, ₹94 cr. for tobacco price support
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved significant funding for rural water supply projects and price support for tobacco farmers. The measures include restructuring water schemes and providing direct benefit transfers to stabilize agricultural income.
Why it matters
These fiscal decisions reflect the state government's priorities in infrastructure development and agricultural welfare.
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday approved revival and rationalisation of 13,252 rural water supply works at an estimated cost of ₹4,053 crore, sanctioned a ₹950-crore government guarantee for an APTRANSCO loan from Power Finance Corporation (PFC), and approved ₹94 crore in price deficiency support for tobacco farmers.
Information and Public Relations Minister Kolusu Parthasarathy, along with I&PR Commissioner K.S. Viswanathan, briefed the media at the Secretariat after the Cabinet meeting.
Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, the Cabinet approved restructuring of rural water supply works to accelerate the “Har Ghar Jal” target. Of the 13,252 works, 13,247 Single Village Schemes will be rationalised into 7,439 schemes at a cost of ₹3,046 crore. Five Multi Village Schemes costing ₹1,007 crore will benefit 334 villages. The earlier G.O.Ms.No.94, dated July 22, 2026, sanctioning 2,943 works at ₹1,811 crore, was cancelled following the rationalisation.
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