Vizianagaram Lok Sabha MP Kalisetti Appala Naidu will provide Rs 50,000 for every third child who is a girl in his constituency, deposited as a fixed deposit. This initiative aims to reach up to Rs 10 lakh by the time the girl is of marriageable age, encouraging population growth in Andhra Pradesh as per CM N Chandrababu Naidu’s vision.
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