President Claudia Sheinbaum Reports on Progress and Social Programs in Puebla

First Year Achievements and Principles

• 💡 President Claudia Sheinbaum is on an accountability tour to report on her first year in office, highlighting progress and programs in Puebla.
• 🎯 The administration is guided by the Fourth Transformation principles, prioritizing the people, especially the poor, and actively combating corruption.
• 📈 Nationally, 13.5 million Mexicans were lifted out of poverty between 2018 and 2024, significantly reducing inequality.

Economic and Social Welfare Programs

• 💰 The minimum wage increased by 135% from 2018 to 2025, aiming to distribute wealth more broadly across the population.
• ✅ Social programs are now constitutional rights, ensuring direct delivery of benefits to citizens without intermediaries.
• 👵 In Puebla, over 616,000 seniors and nearly 70,000 people with disabilities receive universal pensions.
• 👩‍🎓 Scholarships support 24,892 apprentices, 28,457 university students, 230,521 high school students, and 271,217 elementary/preschool children.

New Initiatives for Women and Education

• 💖 The "Women's Well-being Pension" will benefit 141,952 women aged 60-64 in Puebla, recognizing their often unacknowledged work.
• 📚 The "Rita Cetina Scholarship" provides universal support to all public secondary students, with plans to expand to primary schools next year.
• 🏡 The "School is Ours" program allocated resources to 4,324 elementary and 615 high schools for facility improvements, empowering parents to manage funds.

Infrastructure and Community Development

• 🛣️ Significant road improvements are underway, including federal highways, the Mixteca region highway, and the construction of artisanal roads.
• 💧 Efforts are focused on the cleanup and restoration of the Atoyac River, recognized as one of the country's most contaminated.
• 🏠 Housing construction includes 60,000 Infonavit homes and 10,000 from the National Housing Commission, alongside loan debt reductions for 168,620 families.
• 🛠️ Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities in Puebla (880 of them) are receiving direct public budgets for the first time, with funds managed by women treasurers.

Innovation and Healthcare Advancements

• 🚗 Puebla is the chosen location for the design of the Olinia electric car, with 100 technical and scientific professionals contributing to the project.
• 🏥 The "House-to-House Health Program" provides preventative visits for seniors and disabled individuals, with plans for "Well-being Pharmacies" to distribute free medicines.
• 🏥 New cardiology and oncology towers are being built at the Hospital de la Niñez Poblana, alongside improvements at Hospital General de Zona San Alejandro.