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Minister for Social Welfare Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy connected Friday said the authorities was committed to taking SC, ST and BC students to greater world heights by strengthening infrastructure successful Social Welfare hostels and residential schools connected an unprecedented scale.
Addressing a felicitation programme organised by the Social Welfare Department astatine Tummalapalli Kalakshetram successful Vijayawada, Mr, Veeranjaneya Swamy said the authorities was focusing connected providing prime education, improved sanitation, nutritious nutrient and amended facilities successful payment hostels and gurukul institutions.
He noted that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had been conducting play reviews connected hostel conditions, portion HRD Minister N. Lokesh introduced a ‘100 Days Action Plan’ that helped students unafraid fantabulous SSC and Intermediate results.
The programme was organised to honour students, teachers, principals and unit of Social Welfare hostels, residential schools and payment institutions for outstanding show successful the 2025–26 SSC and Intermediate examinations. A full of 297 awards were presented, including 165 to residential schoolhouse students and 132 to hostel students.
The Minister announced that CCTV cameras were being installed successful hostels to amended pupil information and that operation of RO drinking h2o plants successful each hostels would beryllium completed by June. The authorities had besides introduced outsourced sanitation services, modern healthcare facilities and an Artificial Intelligence-based monitoring strategy astatine the section headquarters, helium added.
Mr. Veeranjaneya Swamy said the authorities released ₹917 crore for the payment of 3.53 lakh SC students and ₹320 crore for 2.51 lakh pre-matric students. Besides, hundreds of crores were besides allocated for hostel repairs, operation of further toilets and caller buildings.
Coaching centres
Highlighting acquisition initiatives, helium said the fig of IIT and NEET coaching centres had been accrued to 10 and caller Centres of Excellence established. This year, 187 students qualified successful assorted national-level entranceway examinations. In collaboration with GITAM Institutes, escaped higher education, accommodation and interest enactment were being provided to 600 students from Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare institutions, helium said.
Secretary, Social and Tribal Welfare, M.M. Naik, urged students to marque usage of authorities facilities and signifier palmy careers done education. State-level toppers received currency awards of ₹20,000, ₹15,000 and ₹10,000 for first, 2nd and 3rd ranks respectively, on with certificates and mementoes.
Secretary of the A.P. Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society V. Prasanna Venkatesh, Director of the Social Welfare Department B. Lavanya Veni and others participated successful the programme.
