| Jagananna Ammavodi | |
| Type: | Welfare scheme |
| Location: | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Founder: | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Chiefminister: | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Ministry: | Directorate Of School Education |
| Current Status: | Ended |
Jagananna Ammavodi was a program launched by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to encourage parents to send their children to school by depositing ₹13,000 rupees of financial assistance in the bank account of student's mother.
Jagananna Ammavodi was launched by former Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on 9 January 2020[1] with a budget of ₹ 6,455.80 crore for the academic year 2019–20.[2] The scheme benefits students of around 43 lakh households. Second phase of the scheme was launched on 11th Jan 2021[3] with a budget of ₹6673 crore benefiting 45 lakh people.[4] The initial eligibility criteria which included 75% of mandatory attendance was relaxed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5] [6]
Under the scheme, an amount of ₹15,000 was deposited into the bank account of beneficiary's mother.[7]
Students studying in all the government, private aided, private unaided and residential schools/junior colleges were eligible to avail the scheme whereas dropouts, income tax payers and government employees were considered ineligible.[8]