Andhra Pradesh Releases Rs 90 Crore for Imams After Naidu Unveils Minority Welfare Push

Overview

• The state issued orders on Wednesday releasing Rs 90 crore in honorarium for imams and muezzins within a day of the chief minister’s announcement.
• The funds cover January to September 2025 and clear pending dues for April to June 2024, after Rs 45 crore was released in February for July to December 2024.
• Naidu also promised free education up to intermediate for minority girls and Rs 1 lakh in assistance for Haj pilgrims.
• Haj facilities are planned with new buildings in Kadapa and Vijayawada and a launch of pilgrimage operations from the Vijayawada Haj House next year.
• The chief minister highlighted a Rs 5,434 crore Minority Welfare Board, recent hiring of 175 Urdu teachers via the DSC, Rs 100 crore for Noorbasha Corporation, protection and digitalisation of Wakf properties, and a forthcoming Rs 5,000 monthly support to mosques.