President Sheinbaum's Accountability Report: Progress and Welfare Programs in Tlaxcala

Government Principles and Transformation

• 🎯 The report highlights a "profound transformation" in Mexico, contrasting current governance with the "neoliberal period" that prioritized a few over the many.
• 💡 A core governing principle is "For the good of all, first the poor," emphasizing support for the most vulnerable.
• 💰 The government asserts that "no rich government with poor people" should exist, ensuring public resources benefit the populace, not officials.
• 🤝 The principle "With the people everything, without the people nothing" underscores a commitment to popular participation and accountability.

Poverty Reduction Strategies

• 📈 Mexico has seen 13.5 million people lifted out of poverty, a historic achievement attributed to new policies.
• 💸 A key strategy is the increase in the minimum wage, which has risen by 135% in real terms since 2018, aiming for 2.5 basic baskets by 2030.
• ✅ Universal welfare programs have been established as constitutional rights, including pensions for seniors and people with disabilities, and public high school scholarships.
• 🚫 The government emphasizes combating corruption to free up resources for public services, infrastructure, and social programs.

Key Welfare Programs in Tlaxcala

• 👵👴 119,773 seniors and 19,258 people with disabilities in Tlaxcala receive pensions, now constitutional rights.
• 🎓 23,570 young people participate in "Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro," and 53,477 high school students receive Benito Juárez scholarships.
• 🧑‍🌾 27,827 small farmers benefit from "Production for Well-being," with 30,000 receiving free fertilizers and 4,406 in Sembrando Vida.
• 🥛 109,301 families receive subsidized milk through "Leche para el Bienestar," and 718 schools are part of "La Escuela es Nuestra."

New Initiatives and Women's Support

• 👩‍🦳 A new Women's Well-being Pension for those aged 60-64 recognizes women's unpaid care work, transitioning to the universal senior pension at 65.
• 📚 The Rita Cetina Scholarship provides universal support for secondary students, with plans to expand to primary school grades.
• 🏡 The House-to-House Health program dispatches nurses and doctors to homes, offering check-ups, medical records, and free medicines via Welfare Pharmacies.
• 👶 14 Childcare and Education Centers (CECI) are being established, with 8 new ones by 2026, alongside a Free Women's Center in each municipality.

Infrastructure and Housing Development

• 🚧 Major infrastructure projects include a Santa Ana interchange, federal highway repaving, and the cleanup of the Atoyac River.
• 🏠 18,000 homes are planned for workers earning less than two minimum wages, with accessible credits from Infonavit and Conavi.
• 📉 38,000 beneficiaries will see significant reductions in their Infonavit and Fovissste housing debts, addressing past predatory lending practices.
• 🏫 Educational infrastructure is expanding with three new high schools, the Rosario Castellanos National University, and a future IPN campus in Tlaxcala.
• 🏥 Health infrastructure includes the construction of a Women's Hospital and the expansion of the Children's Hospital.