Many Many Happy Returns of the Day...You are always Living in Hearts of Andhra Pradesh people.... Honour On 8 July 2010, the Government of Andhra Pradesh renamed the Kadapa district as YSR district in honour of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who was a native of that district. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was a two-time Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009. YSR was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Lok Sabha from the Kadapa constituency for four terms and to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for five terms from the Pulivendula constituency. He won every election he contested. In 2003 he undertook a three-month-long paadayaatra, or walking tour of 1475 km during the very hot summer months, across several districts in Andhra Pradesh as a part of his election campaign. He led his party to victory in the following general and assembly elections held in 2004, and did the same in 2009. Minister of State for rural development (1980–82) Excise Minister (1982) Education Minister (1982–83) Leader of Opposition, Andhra Pradesh State Assembly (1999–2004) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (2004–2009) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (20-May-2009 To 2 September 2009) During his tenure as Chief Minister, the government of Andhra Pradesh undertook the following projects: ((((((((((((((((On the first day of his tenure in 2004, he provided free electricity for farmers, a campaign project.)))))))))))))))))))) A health insurance program for rural people living below the poverty line (white card holders), known as Rajiv Arogya Shree, was instituted to pay the entire cost of any necessary surgery up to a maximum of Rs.200,000. A free public ambulance service was originally started by Satyam and then adopted by Andhra Pradesh. The Pavala Vaddi program provided loans at 3% interest to encourage small businesseses and entrepreneurship by rural women. Indiramma illu was a program started to construct heavily subsidised housing for the rural poor. A rice scheme provided a kilogram of rice for two rupees to reduce hunger.The minimum support price for rice was also raised. Full reimbursement of college tuition for the underprivileged and reservations for minorities were instituted. The main emphasis during Reddys tenure was on social welfare with a majority of his projects targeted at reducing rural poverty.[19] Apart from these schemes, his government was a role model in implementing the central governments flagship program NREGA. His tenure also saw significant weakening of the violent extremist left-wing Naxalite movement that was rampant in the state when he assumed office in 2004.//................more to tell....on YSR sir..........
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