Andhra Pradesh successfully exceeded its employment and self-help group targets under the Twenty Point Programme (TPP) in 2025-26, demonstrating strong performance in poverty alleviation initiatives. According to data placed before the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi), the state generated 1,859 lakh person-days of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), narrowly surpassing its target of 1,850 lakh person-days. The state also promoted 3,115 self-help groups against a target of 2,500 and channelled a cumulative investment fund to 3,106 groups against a target of 2,350, as reported by Business Standard.
Despite success in employment generation, Andhra Pradesh faced significant challenges in physical infrastructure development across multiple sectors. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Grameen (PMAY-G), the state built 14,776 rural houses against a target of 42,355, achieving only 35% completion and falling well short of the halfway mark. The shortfall was even more pronounced in urban housing, where 88,849 economically weaker section (EWS) units were completed against a target of 476,739, representing less than a fifth of the goal. Rural road construction under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) reached 484.44 km against a target of 1,404.37 km, achieving approximately 34% completion.
The employment success translated into substantial financial disbursements, with wages of over ₹4.95 lakh disbursed in cash under the MGNREGS scheme. According to the ministry data, TPP is a Government of India initiative aimed at eradicating poverty and improving the quality of life of the poor and underprivileged, particularly in rural areas. The current version, known as TPP-2006, became operational on April 1, 2007, and has been restructured three times since its inception in 1975. The three other states mentioned in the reply — Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh — were reported mostly without prescribed targets for the poverty-alleviation indicators.
