Vijayawada: The Associated Press government expanded incentives and issued certificates to well-known SSC and social and tribal welfare hotels and Gurukuls as well as intermediate students in the hotel.
Social Welfare Minister Dr. Dola Veeranjaneya Swamy and Tribal Welfare Minister Gummidi Sandhyarani awarded merit students in a grand scheme held in Tummalapalle Kalakshetram in Vijayawada on Wednesday.
Dr Veeranjaneya Swamy stressed in the speech that Rs 14.3 crore has been spent to upgrade hotels and basic facilities, including increasing the NEET coaching centre to 10 across the state. He also announced plans for the future, such as distributing quality rice flour, doctors examining the hotel and Guru Kurs students, and the revival of the Ambedkar Overseas Education Fund program.
Minister Sandhyarani announced that 315 meritorious students from Level 10 and Intermediate levels have been tried. 34 of them received a cash prize of Rs 20,000 for Rs 15,000 and the second place was Rs 10,000.
Sandhyarani provided key data and pointed out that 236,000 students are studying in 551 modified schools, 1,958 tribal primary schools and 199 residential schools. She explained that so far, the allocation of Rs 8129 crore has been reimbursed based on tuition fees and is maintaining Rs 100 crore.
The minister explained that 6,722 students from Ashram School and 3,766 students from Gurukuls passed the Level 10 exam. The passing rate for 44 modified schools and 12 Gurukurs is 100%. Of the 4,317 intermediate students, 3,958 passed, earning a 91% pass rate at Gurukuls, which is well above the state average of 83%.
Sandhyarani stressed that 81 hotel and gurukur students have already qualified for IIT Advance, with 25 likely to earn seats in IIT and 50 have a strong prospect of success at NEET.
Those present included Chief Secretary MM Nayak, Social Welfare Secretary V. Prasanna Venkatesh, Director Lavanya Veni, Tribal Welfare Secretary G. Gauthami and Director S. Bhargavi, in addition to parents, teachers and caretakers.
