THALLIKI VANDANAM 2025-26: Launching Orders, Schedule, THALLIKI VANDANAM – Launching of the Scheme for the academic year 2025-26 – Administrative Sanction - Orders issued
School Education – THALLIKI VANDANAM – Launching of the Scheme for the academic year 2025-26 – Administrative Sanction - Orders issued - Reg.
SCHOOL EDUCATION (SER.I) DEPARTMENT G.O.MS.No. 27 Dated: 12-06-2025
Read the following:
- G.O.Ms. No.26, School Education (Ser.I) Department, dt. 12.06.2025.
- Proposal from the Director of School Education, 12.06.2025.
In the G.O. 1st read above, Government has issued guidelines for implementation of “THALLIKI VANDANAM” scheme, a key initiative, designed to empower mothers/guardians across the State, by extending financial assistance of Rs.15,000/- per annum per child to every eligible mother/guardian, regardless of the number of children for sending their children to Schools from Classes I to XII (including Intermediate Education) in all recognized Government, Private Aided and Private Unaided schools/ Jr. Colleges including Residential Schools / Junior Colleges in the State from the Academic year 2025-26.
This scheme focuses on making school education more accessible and inclusive, with a commitment to provide equal opportunities and improve learning The Scheme empowers the mothers to actively involve in their children’s schooling from Class I through Class XII (including Intermediate), while recognising their pivotal role in shaping educational progress. By fostering this engagement, the scheme aims to boost student enrolment and lay the groundwork for long-term social and economic advancement across the State.
Accordingly, based on the verificataion of the beneficiaries by the GSWS Department, the Director of School Education, in the reference 2nd read above, has furnished the list of eligible beneficiaries and requested the Government, to accord permission to him to launch the “THALLIKI VANDANAM” Scheme for the Academic Year 2025-26.
Government after careful examination of the matter, has decided to launch “THALLIKI VANDANAM” Scheme for the Academic Year 2025-26 and accordingly hereby accord administrative sanction for an amount of Rs. 10,090.74 Crores covering 67,27,164 number of students and 42,69,459 mothers @ Rs.15,000/- per annum per child to every eligible mother/guardian and permit the Director of School Education, to launch the Scheme for the Academic Year 2025-26.
An amount of Rs.2,000/- per each student shall be deducted at source from the beneficiary and utilized for the overall development of Educational Ecosystem in the State. The said deducted amount of Rs.2,000/- will be credited to the relevant account under the control of the District Collector. The utilization of the said fund shall be towards schools/Jr.College maintenance, hygiene/sanitation and such other items as per the SOP to be worked out by the School Education Department.
In accordance with the above, Government hereby further orders that implementation of the “THALLIKI VANDANAM” Scheme for the Academic Year 2025-26 shall be carried out as per the following instructions: -
The list of eligible students after taking into consideration the probable admissions into 1st class/Jr. Inter, invalid records etc. would be as follows:
|
S.No. |
Description |
Number 0f Students |
Number of Mothers |
|
1 |
Number of verified beneficiaries (excluding 1st Class & Jr. Inter admissions). |
54,94,703 |
35,44,459 |
|
2 |
Expected eligible admissions into 1st Class (approx.) |
5,87,265 |
7,25,000 (expected) |
|
3 |
Expected eligible admissions into Jr. Intermediate(approx.) |
5,32,485 |
|
|
4 |
Invalid Records to be corrected |
21,860 |
|
|
5 |
Cases with no Household Data |
90,851 |
|
|
|
Total beneficiaries |
67,27,164 |
42,69,459 |
The Welfare Corporations under Welfare Departments shall implement the scheme in respect of the beneficiaries belonging to their respective departments and shall accordingly issue sanction proceedings as per the following list of beneficiaries. The break-up of the list of beneficiaries corporation-wise is as follows:
Details of eligible beneficiaries (Excluding 1st Class and Junior Inter admissions):
|
S.No |
Corporation Name |
Eligible students |
Mothers |
|
1 |
AP MINORITIES CORPORATION |
66414 |
41194 |
|
2 |
ARYA VYSYA CORPORATION |
50740 |
35753 |
|
3 |
BC A CORPORATION |
1029424 |
655624 |
|
4 |
BC B CORPORATION |
675618 |
442688 |
|
5 |
BC C CORPORATION |
12761 |
8521 |
|
6 |
BC D CORPORATION |
862381 |
567187 |
|
7 |
BC E CORPORATION |
401825 |
250658 |
|
8 |
BRAHMIN CORPORATION |
16998 |
12645 |
|
9 |
EBC CORPORATION |
48606 |
31753 |
|
10 |
KAMMA CORPORATION |
90876 |
63659 |
|
11 |
KAPU CORPORATION |
452221 |
300392 |
|
12 |
KSHATHRIYA CORPORATION |
13654 |
9665 |
|
13 |
REDDY CORPORATION |
170937 |
115445 |
|
14 |
SC CORPORATION |
1175918 |
743403 |
|
15 |
ST CORPORATION |
426330 |
265872 |
|
|
Total |
54,94,703 |
35,44,459 |
The following points should be observed while disbursing financial assistance:
Students admitted under 12(1)(C) of RTE Act, 2009:
- In respect of the 74,887 students admitted in Private Management Schools under 12(1)(C) of RTE Act, 2009, the fees prescribed by the Government should be deducted from the financial assistance under THALLIKI VANDANAM Scheme and the balance amount only should be credited to the beneficiaries.
Students receiving Pre-matric & Post-matric Scholarships:
- In case of the SC, ST, BC, Minority etc students who come under the purview of the Pre-matric and Post-matric Scholarships under the existing Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), the eligible amount payable to those beneficiaries under those CSS Schemes shall be met from the budget of concerned departments through their respective SNA accounts and the balance amount payable to those beneficiaries under “THALLIKI VANDANAM” scheme shall be paid. All the welfare departments shall also follow the guidelines prescribed for such disbursement from SNA accounts.
Admissions into 1st Class & Junior Intermediate:
- The expected eligible enrollments in Class-I and Jr. Intermediate will be considered for financial assistance after completion of enrollment process for the A.Y 2025-26.
Invalid & No Household data (1,12,711 students):
- The disbursement of the amount to such beneficiaries would be released only after verification and rectification as per rules.
|
S. No |
Activity |
Timelines |
|
1 |
Disbursal of financial assistance to 54,94,703 eligible students |
12.06.2025 |
|
2 |
Publication of eligible and ineligible lists at Sachivalayams |
12.06.2025 |
|
3 |
Receiving of Objections/Grievances at Sachivalayams |
12.06.2025 to 20.06.2025 |
|
4 |
Verification of grievances and preparation of supplementary eligible list |
21.06.2025 to 28.06.2025 |
|
5 |
Publication of eligible 1st class and Jr. Inter student lists at Sachivalayams |
30.06.2025 |
|
6 |
Disbursal of financial assistance to the eligible beneficiaries. |
05.07.2025 |
The Director of School Education; the Director of Intermediate Education; the State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha; the Commissioner, School Infrastructure (MBMB); the Director, Mid Day Meals & SS, the Director, GSWS; the CEO, APCFSS; the CEO, RTGS and the District Collectors shall take necessary action in the matter accordingly.
This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance (FMU-SE) Department, vide their U.O.No. FIN01-FMU0PC(SE)/1/2025-FMU-SE (Comp.No. 2862756), 12.06.2025.
