Amaravati, January 21: Andhra Pradesh has released the second tranche of industrial incentives for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes entrepreneurs. The government provided ₹53.05 crore to 3,122 SC beneficiaries and ₹7.16 crore to 495 ST beneficiaries, totalling ₹60.21 crore for 3,617 entrepreneurs.
This follows the first tranche in October 2025 and brings cumulative disbursements this financial year to ₹269.9 crore, benefiting 11,451 SC and ST entrepreneurs.
MSME Minister Kondapalli Srinivas highlighted the phased approach to clear pending dues on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's directions, aiming to integrate these communities into mainstream industrial development.