Days after expanding his cabinet, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday held his first state cabinet meeting. All the 25 Ministers attended the cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister in the State’s Capital Amaravati.
The Cabinet is likely to give a nod to many decisions made by the Chief Ministers including – the old age pension hike from ₹2000 to ₹2,250. Minutes after taking oath as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YSRCP Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy announced a hike in pension to senior citizens in the state.
The Cabinet is also likely to approve the decision of a hike in salary of Asha workers from ₹3000 to ₹10,000.
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy holds his first state cabinet meeting. pic.twitter.com/JmHz25OKDW
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Earlier on Saturday, Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy allotted portfolios to all the 25 new ministers who were sworn in earlier in the day.
READ: Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy allots portfolios to all 25 Ministers; Mekathoti Sucharita gets Home Ministry
Earlier in the day on Saturday, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy assumed charge of his office at State Secretariat almost 8 days after taking oath as Chief Minister.
Jagan Mohan Reddy held a meeting of the YSR Congress Legislature Party on Friday where he announced the decision to appoint five deputy Chief Ministers – one each from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Backward Castes, Minority, and Kapu community.
YSRCP Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on May 30 took oath as Chief Minister of the Andhra Pradesh.
Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP in recently held polls registered a landslide victory in both assembly and national polls in the state. YRSCP won 151 assembly seats out of the 175 assembly seat in the state and unseat Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP Government.
While in national polls, YSRCP bag 22 Lok Sabha Seats out of 25 seats in the state.
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