Merit scholarships distributed by MLA Kolusu Parthasarathy

Vijayawada: YSRCP MLA Kolusu Parthasarathy said that the government is very keen to strengthen education sector in the state by providing quality education to the poor and downtrodden children.

He recalled that the government had introduced Amma Vodi scheme which will benefit the students and the mothers of the students. The MLA participated as the chief guest at scholarship presentation to the students of Zilla Parishad High Schools in Krishna region. The scholarship presentation programme was organised by Dr Reddy's Laboratories here on Tuesday.

The MLA presented scholarship to 39 students of Zilla Parishad High Schools in Krishna region for the academic year 2018 – 2019. The scholarships were awarded to the students who achieved good grades in Secondary School Examination (SSC).

Dr V Narayana Reddy of Dr Reddy's Laboratories said that they had selected 504 students from 229 ZP High Schools from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The company had contributed Rs 54.40 lakh for this purpose, said Dr Narayana Reddy.