Thalliki Vandanam is a school-linked financial support programme for eligible mothers or guardians. The School Education Department's June 2025 order describes Rs 15,000 per child per year for eligible children in Classes I to XII, including Intermediate, in recognised government, aided and unaided schools and junior colleges. The February 2026 budget speech reports that the programme began in 2025-26 and benefited 67.27 lakh students. The count is a stated result as of that speech, not a permanent annual number.

The benefit is intended to reduce household education cost and support attendance. It is not the same as a student kit, school meal or fee reimbursement. Those can coexist but have different budgets and verification rules. School enrolment and guardian records matter because they connect a child to a claimed beneficiary; an incomplete or duplicate school record can delay verification.

The phrase “per child” is a common exam point. Do not replace it with “per family” or invent a one-child cap. At the same time, do not give a personal eligibility guarantee from the speech alone; the detailed guideline order governs exclusions, verification and grievance handling.

Worked example: For Thalliki Vandanam, start with the eligible child and recognised institution, then identify the mother or guardian who receives the school-linked transfer. The annual amount in the cited order is per eligible child, not a blanket per-household figure. A child can also receive a school meal or kit through another programme. Those do not turn the cash transfer into an in-kind service. Verify enrollment and guardian records before claiming payment.

Active recall: State the annual amount and class range with the source year. Explain how this transfer differs from a meal programme.