The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has launched Jagan Anna Vidya Kanuka scheme in Oct 2020, under which the state government has allocated Rs. _______ to provide school kits to 43.32 to lakh government school students.

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AP High Court Assistant Examiner 28 Nov 2021 Shift 3 (Official Paper)

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These kits would be distributed across the state at a cost of INR 650 crore and consist of three pairs of uniforms, one pair of shoes, two pairs of socks, prescribed textbooks, notebooks, a belt, and a school bag.
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy launched “Jaganna Vidya Kanuka scheme” for the students studying in government schools.
The scheme would help in improving Government schools’ quality and enrolments.
The scheme would aid in providing 42,34,222 kits to Government school students who are enrolled in class 1 to 10 standards.
The school kits will bring relief to the parents and save the new academic year expenditure, motivating them to send their children to school and continue their education.
Apart from this, the State Government has also started the Nadu-Nedu initiative to provide ten necessary facilities in all the schools before the beginning of the academic year.
The facilities in this would include basic infrastructures such as blackboards, fans, compound walls and other furniture to give a new look to the Government schools.
Under the 'Amma Vodi' scheme launched in January, the government are also providing Rs 15,000 to mothers to help educate their children in the state this year.