For decades, women have found themselves to be at a disadvantage across various walks of life. This does not just pertain to women from weaker castes of the society – which would come as news to some, as the general perception being upper castes enjoy definitive privileges in the society.

Even women from the upper echelons of caste find themselves at a disadvantage more often than not, especially if they belong to a financially weaker background. If you happen to be a woman from the upper caste but from a financially weaker background, then the Andhra Pradesh Government has announced the AP YSR EBC Nestham scheme – a welfare scheme for women from the higher castes which offers incentives and benefits.

The EBC Nestham scheme 2021

The Andhra government will initiate the AP YSR EBC scheme for women. Under the implementation of the scheme, the state government will offer financial assistance of ₹15,000 per annum to women from the upper caste who are economically weak.

This assistance will be offered for three years consecutively, which adds up to a total of ₹45,000. Statistics suggest around 4,02,336 women from the EBC categories would profit from the implementation of the scheme.

Features of the EBC Nestham scheme 2021

The benefits provided through the implementation of the scheme are mentioned herewith:

Eligibility criteria to avail the benefits of the scheme