vijayawada maintaining that welfare of women was possible in the state only during the tdp regime the former chief minister and party supremo nara chandrababu naidu in vijayawada on friday felt that women welfare should be viewed as before and after the formation of tdpflagging off the vehicles which are part of the maha sakthi chaitanya ratha yatra at the tdp headquarters naidu said that women alone are the pilots of his maha sakthi observing that women welfare is the highest priority of the tdp since its formation the former chief minister said that the very word maha sakhthi is stemmed from his mind and expressed confidence that various schemes in this maha sakthi will bring in revolutionary changes in the living standards of the women in the statestating that 50 per cent of the state population comprises women the tdp supremo said that they are equally powerful like men in all spheres pointing out that he had earlier implemented various novel schemes for women welfare naidu said that women have been appointed as bus conductors too now women are even driving these vehicles he added it has been scientifically proven that women are the most powerful in terms of thinking and now women are earning more than their better halves in the information technology sector naidu remarked coming down heavily on the schemes being implemented in the state now naidu pointed out several loopholes in the amma vadi scheme is it enough if one child in a family is given the benefits under the scheme and what about the other child naidu asked and said that this is the reason as to why the tdp is planning to give rs 15000 each annually for all the children in the family under the talliki vandanam schemethe cost of gas cylinders is so high that middleclass women are feeling the pinch he said and stated that soon after the tdp is back in power three gas cylinders will be supplied to every family under the maha sakthi schememy intention is to make women a powerful force and women should exhibit their power to the chief minister jagan mohan reddy naidu maintained the leaders who are participating in the campaign travelling by these vehicles will make doortodoor visits and organise special programmes as part of the campaign ap tdp president k atchannaidu politburo member varla ramaiah women wing leaders vangalapudi anitha kesineni swetha and others were present