Live
- Kerala mulls increasing retirement age of govt employees to 57
- Credit, deposit growth now in line with each other in India: Report
- Very 'productive' meeting with PM Modi, says British PM Starmer
- Actor Satyadev in Bengaluru to promote Zebra movie
- Vijaya Chaitanya Palanki Leads the Development of Advanced Data Analytics Algorithms for Upsell Scoring, Churn Prediction, and Promotion Management
- Wanaparthy collector says Prajapalana Vijayotsava kaka yatra from 19 Nov to 7 Dec
- Hamas says security operation kills 20 aid truck looters
- Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza Sale: Top 5 Smartphone Deals with Great Discounts
- Supreme Court Issues Notices to YS Avinash Reddy in YS Viveka murder case
- Delhi minister writes to Centre, requests NOC for cloud seeding
Educate girls, Minister urges parents
Industries Minister N Amarnath Reddy said that the state government had introduced several welfare schemes for women. The Minister participated in a function held at PVKN Government Degree College here on Wednesday. He distributed cycles to ninth class studying girls in government, aided and municipal schools
Chittoor: Industries Minister N Amarnath Reddy said that the state government had introduced several welfare schemes for women. The Minister participated in a function held at PVKN Government Degree College here on Wednesday. He distributed cycles to ninth class studying girls in government, aided and municipal schools. He urged parents to educate girl children. The Minister stated that the Chief Minister is committed to women empowerment in the state.
Highlights:
- Says the Chief Minister is committed to women empowerment.
- Amarnath Reddy distributes cycles to ninth class girl students of government, aided and municipal schools.
Reddy directed the officials of the Education department to ensure no dropouts among girls studying ninth and tenth classes. He mentioned that female literacy rate has crossed 64 per cent in the district as against the state average of 59.15 per cent. So far, 16,722 cycles were distributed to the girl students in the district, he added. Earlier, the Minister has participated at an inaugural function of NTR Sujala Sravanthi scheme at Cherlopalli village in Chittoor mandal.
ZP Chairperson Girvani Chandra Prakash, MLA D A Satyaprabha, TDP district president G Srinivasulu, city Mayor K Hemalatha, MLC B N Rajasimhulu and others were present. District Educational Officer Samuel enlisted the progress of education in the district.
