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The Andhra Pradesh authorities has decided to contiguous awards to outstanding journalists for the twelvemonth 2025-26 successful designation of excellence successful the tract of journalism, according to Alapati Suresh Kumar, Chairman of the C.R. Media Academy.
Addressing a property league on with I&PR Department Director K.S. Viswanathan present connected Wednesday, Mr. Suresh Kumar said the authorities had constituted a four-member committee, which helium heads, to oversee the enactment and presumption of the awards.
The different members of the committee were erstwhile Editor of India Today A.A.V. Prasad, Andhra Kesari University in-charge Vice-Chancellor D.V.R. Murthy, and retired High Court justice Satyanarayana Murthy. Mr. Viswanathan is its member-convener.
Mr. Suresh Kumar said 12 awards would beryllium presented successful accordance with the orders issued successful unified Andhra Pradesh. Some awardees would beryllium selected straight by the committee, portion applications would beryllium invited for others.
Cash prize
The Lifetime Achievement Award carries a currency prize of ₹3 lakh, portion the Best Journalist and Best Photo Journalist awards transportation ₹2 lakh each. The remaining awards would transportation a prize wealth of ₹1 lakh each. Detailed guidelines, eligibility criteria and exertion deadline would beryllium announced soon, helium said.
Mr. Viswanathan said the authorities was committed to reviving the contented that had been discontinued aft 2017. The awards were apt to beryllium presented successful July.
