Overview
- The state credited funds covering December 2024 through November 2025 to pastors’ bank accounts.
- This IANS report cites 8,148 recipients receiving ₹6,000 per month for 12 months.
- Other outlets have reported different figures for both the beneficiary count (8,418) and the monthly amount (₹5,000 versus ₹6,000).
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu highlighted the release during Christmas events.
- The government earlier disbursed ₹30 crore for May–November 2024, says the stipend was raised from ₹5,000 to ₹6,000, and also funds honoraria for imams, muezzins and Hindu priests.