Overview
- According to Vetti Vimochana Coalition data, about 440 people were rescued in Andhra Pradesh since January 2023, and 209 have yet to receive the ₹30,000 immediate relief guaranteed under the 2021 central scheme.
- The rehabilitation scheme offers initial cash assistance and support up to ₹3 lakh, but activists report that payments are stalled at the first step.
- Only 12 of the state’s 28 districts have the Vigilance Committees required by the 1976 law, and even where they exist meetings are irregular.
- Just Prakasam and Chittoor districts have sought the mandatory ₹10 lakh corpus fund intended for immediate post-rescue support.
- The state formalized the Labour Department as the nodal agency in June 2025, and reports indicate plans to set up remaining committees and submit funding proposals.