Tag: HELP

  • English medium to help poor students secure bright career: Minister Vanitha

    English medium to help poor students secure bright career: Minister Vanitha

    Rajamahendravaram (East Godavari district): Home Minister Dr Taneti Vanitha said that Rs 233.65 crore has been deposited into the accounts of 1,55,768 mothers under Amma Vodi scheme in the district.

    A district-level Amma Vodi programme was organised at ASN ZP High School in Devarapalli on Wednesday. On this occasion, Minister Vanitha said that Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has brought innovative changes in education system with the aim to eradicate child labour in the State. ‘Jagan is implementing many welfare schemes to accomplish the hopes and aspirations of the parents as an uncle.’ She called upon the students to take advantage of the schemes provided by the government and rise to higher positions.

    The Minister informed that Rs 66,722.36 crore have been spent in the last four years under various schemes in education sector across the State. Now, the situation in the State is like that corporate schools are competing with government schools, she added. The Minister said that English medium education helps even poor students to excel at national and international levels.

    MP Margani Bharat Ram stated that in the past there was no scope for quality education in the State. But after Jagan Mohan Reddy became the Chief Minister, along with modernisation of schools and creation of infrastructure, quality education is being provided by giving books, uniforms and shoes in advance.

    District Collector Dr K Madhavi Latha said that along with the establishment of digital classrooms, efforts are being made to make poor students as global citizens with Byju’s content. They have distributed free tabs with Byju’s content to work offline as well.

    Gopalapuram MLA Talari Venkatarao presided over the meeting. About 27,000 students from Gopalapuram, Devarapalli and Nallajerla Dwaraka Thirumala mandals under his constituency benefited from Amma Vodi scheme.

    Joint Collector N Tej Bharat, DEO S Abraham, and others were present on the occasion.

  • HELP donated books to AK University

    HELP donated books to AK University

    Ongole (Prakasam district): Andhra Kesari University Vice-Chancellor Dr M Anjireddy appreciated Nimmaraju Rammohan, the secretary of HELP organisation, for donating various books on women and child rights to the university on Friday. Following the instructions of the secretary of the HELP organisation, its Project Director BV Sagar presented about 2,000 books on legislation meant for the protection of women and child rights, reports and research findings on its implementation status and publications to the university library, along with tables and iron safes.

    Sagar explained that these books help PG students and PhD scholars, who are studying in the university that was prepared with the suggestions of many experts in the developmental sector and by the judges. He said the HELP has utilised these books and publications for about 20 years to orient many IAS and IPS officers, the officers of the Department of Women Development and Child Welfare during different training programmes. He said they have prepared handouts and distributed them to various government and private organisations, and also to various line departments such as the police department, and lawyers for ready reference.

    Vice-Chancellor Anjireddy thanked HELP and said that it was a great contribution that helps many students to enhance their knowledge levels on various social issues and their relevant legislations. Dr Banana Krishna, Special Officer of the university, has said that the HELP has conducted various research and studies at the field level on legislations enforced for the prevention of Human Trafficking and protection of child rights and has published books with effective information and accurate analysis. He said the organisation has played an important role in formulating appropriate acts and legislation with its advice on the same. The books donated by the HELP are useful for every student and observed that those, who read will get enough knowledge on different acts and legislations and they are useful for every student, he added. University librarian Hari Sankar Prasad Reddy and others participated in the programme.