The president stated that 477,112 people receive some form of direct support through these programs.
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced in Tepic the construction of 252 primary care clinics in Nayarit, scheduled to begin operating in January 2027, as well as 18,500 homes for low-income families and new infrastructure projects, during the tour in which she presented progress from her second year in office.
In Nayarit, Sheinbaum explained that the clinics are part of a national strategy to decentralize care from hospitals and health centers, with facilities dedicated to conditions that do not require hospital treatment.
The president said that the locations where the units will be installed have already been identified and that communities will participate in their maintenance through the La Clínica es Nuestra program.
She also proposed incorporating retired doctors who wish to continue providing care without losing their retirement benefits.
The project includes approximately 10,000 clinics throughout the country and, according to Sheinbaum, seeks to strengthen primary care and reduce hospital overcrowding.
The president also reported that in Nayarit, 18,500 homes are currently being developed through the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers (Infonavit), the Housing Fund of the Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (Fovissste), and the National Housing Commission, primarily aimed at people earning less than two minimum wages who previously did not have access to a home.
At the national level, she said, five million families have received benefits related to the restructuring of housing loans. In Nayarit, 45,330 families have already restructured their loans, and some have received the deeds to their properties.
Sheinbaum added that the inauguration of the Tepic airport is scheduled for December and clarified that it will retain the name Amado Nervo, although it will also carry the designation of Riviera Nayarit Airport.
Regarding highways, she mentioned the expansion of the Las Varas-Platanitos road, the construction of the Amado Nervo Bridge, between Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas, and a bridge over the railroad tracks in Tepic.
She also stated that her government has been working for more than a year with Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero on a master plan for the tourism development of Nayarit, with an emphasis on land-use planning and the protection of mangroves, beaches, sea turtles, and biodiversity.
“We do not want the mangroves to be destroyed or all the beaches to be privatized. We want tourism to grow in an orderly and sustainable manner,” she said.
The president also announced the upcoming completion of the Tepic high-specialty hospital and highlighted that, between the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and her administration, 12,000 hospital beds will be built nationwide. She noted that between 1943 and 1982, hospitals with approximately 29,000 beds were built, while between 1982 and 2018, around 4,000 were added.
During the event, Sheinbaum also presented figures for welfare programs in Nayarit. She stated that 477,112 people receive some form of direct support through these programs.
Among the main figures she mentioned were 154,393 senior citizens receiving pensions, 33,378 people with disabilities, 9,152 young people enrolled in Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro, 42,134 high school students, and 15,797 basic education students receiving scholarships.
She also reported 30,000 farmers and small-scale producers enrolled in Producción para el Bienestar, 28,530 beneficiaries of free fertilizer, 6,215 participants in Sembrando Vida, and 147,197 families receiving support through Leche para el Bienestar.
Regarding the pension for women aged 60 to 64, she reported that 33,390 women from Nayarit are already part of the program, which she presented as recognition of the caregiving work historically performed by women.
Sheinbaum used the event to defend the governing model of the so-called Fourth Transformation and contrast it with neoliberal governments.
She stated that since 2018, the minimum wage has increased from approximately 2,800 pesos per month to more than 9,500 pesos in 2026, and maintained that it will continue to increase.
“Economic power was separated from political power. Big capital no longer decides what happens in Mexico. The people are the ones who decide what happens in our country,” she stated.
The president also reaffirmed the principles of her administration: “for the good of all, the poor come first,” “there cannot be a rich government with a poor people,” and “with the people, everything; without the people, nothing.”
Sheinbaum explained that her presence in Nayarit is part of a national tour marking her second year leading the federal Executive, with visits to 10 states over four days before concluding with the report in Mexico City.
She said she decided to take the accountability process to the states in order to maintain direct contact with the population and stated that her government is primarily one “of the territory” rather than one conducted from behind a desk.
The president also made a political defense of the Fourth Transformation, stating that, unlike the three historical transformations she identifies as the Independence, the Reform, and the Revolution, the change that began in 2018 was peaceful and the result of a “revolution of consciences.”
Navarro Supports Sheinbaum
Before the presidential address, Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero welcomed Claudia Sheinbaum and expressed his support for her administration and the political project of the Fourth Transformation.
Navarro maintained that the president inherited a country with “decades of debts” in economic, social, infrastructure, and welfare matters, and highlighted that his government has continued unfinished projects and promoted new initiatives.
“Nayarit loves you and Nayarit respects you,” the governor said as he concluded his remarks.
Source: heraldodemexico
