Hyderabad, August 04: Chief Minister Mr N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday thanked Union Minister for Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal for releasing Rs 409.77 crore to Andhra Pradesh as first instalment of non-recurring grants for setting up 353 new model schools in the educationally backward blocks in the State.
The Centre has sanctioned the amount to the Andhra Pradesh Secondary Education Society, Hyderabad under Centrally sponsored programme of “Schemes for setting up of 6,000 model schools at Block level as benchmark of excellence” in the educationally backward blocks of the country.
The grant is towards plan expenditure and would be utilised on the programme as per approved guidelines of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of setting up of 3,500 model schools in the first phase all over the country.
The state government will release its share to the AP Secondary Education Society. The HRD Ministry also said that the next instalment will be released after the receipt of expenditure statement in respect of grants released and at least 50 per cent of the grants released have been utilised.
It may be recalled here that in the recently concluded Education Fortnight 1,067 High School Complexes were inaugurated and foundation stone laid for 75 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya’s (GBVs) and 500 additional high school complexes in different parts of the State.
Total Expenditure towards education improvement during the Education Fortnight being Rs 2,500 crore also include 20,000 additional classroom, children’s enrolment and entitlement were the focal issues.
Distribution of uniforms and textbooks were also taken up on a massive way. It may be stated here that the State Government also decided to introduce English as a subject from Class -I.
The HRD Ministry also sanctioned Rs 2.32 crore to Andhra Pradesh Secondary Education Society as Grants in aid under the same scheme. Model Schools have been sanctioned in the following blocks.
Adilabad: Adilabad, Asifabad Bazarhatnur, Boath, Dandepally, Gudihatnur, Jainad, Kasipet, Kotapally, Kuntala, Mancherial, Mandamarry, Narnoor, Sirupr-U.
Anantapur: Amadagur, Amarapuram, Agali, Chennaekothapalle, Dharmavaram, Garladinne, Gooty, Hindupur, Kalyandurg, Kanaganapalle, Kanekal, Nallacheruvu, Pamidi, Putlur, Puttaparthy, Ramagiri, Raptadu, Rayadurg, Settur, Tadpatri, Uravakonda, Vajrakarur, Vidapanakal, Yadiki, Yellanur.
Chittoor: B.Kotha Kota, Baireddipalle, Gudupalle, KVB Puram, KV Palle, Kalakada, Kuppam, Kurabalakota, Mulakalacheruvu, Nimmanapalle, PTM, Peddamandyam, Punganur, Ramasamudram, Rompicherla, Santhipuram, Thamballapalle, Yerravaripalem,
East Godavari: Sankhavaram (ZPHS, Sankhavaram), Tuni (ZPHS, Hamsavaram).
Guntur: Bollapalli, Dachepalli, Durgi, Gurajala, Ipuru, Karempudi, Krosur, Nadenla, Nekarikallu, Nuzendla, Rentachintala, Rompicherla, Veldurthy, Vinukonda.
Karimnagar: Chigurumamidi, Bheemdevrapally, Bejjanki, Boinpally, Choppadandi, Dharmapuri, Dharmaram, Elkathurthy, Ellanthakunta, Gambhiraopet, Gangadhara, Gollapally, Husnabad, Ibrahimpatnam, Jagitial, Jammikunta, Julapally, Kamalapur, Karimnagar, Kataram, Kathalapur, Kodimal, Koheda, Konaraopet, Korutla, Maha Mutharam, Malhar Rao,, Mallapur, Manakondur, Medipally, Musthabad, Mutharam Mnt, Odela, Pegadapally, Raikal, Ramadugu, Ramagundam, Saidapoor, Shankarapatnam, Sircilla, Srirampur, Sulthanabad, Thimmapur, Veenvanka, Velgatoor, Yellareddypet.
Krishna: Gampalagudem, Reddigudem.
Kurnool: Allagadda, Alur, Aspari, Banaganapalli, Bandi Atmakur, Bethamcherla, C.Belagal, Dhone, Gadivemula, Gonegandla, Jupadu Banglow, Nandavaram, Kallur, Nandyal, Gospadu, Gudur, Kodumur, Kolimigundla, Kosigi, Krishnagiri, Maddikera (east), Mahanandi, Mantralayam, Modthur, Orvakal, Owk, Pagidyala, Pamulapadu, Panyam, Pattikonda, Pedda Kadubur, Rudravaram, Sirvel, Uyyalawada, Velgoda, Yemmiganur.
Mahabubnagar: Dhanwada, Ghanapur, Kodair, Kosgi, Kothakota, Pebbair, Veldanda.
Medak: Alladurg, Andole, Chinnakodur, Dubbak, Gajwel, Hathnoora, Jagdevpur, Jharasangam, Jinnaram, Kondapak, Manoor, Mirdoddi, Munipalli, Nangnoor, Narsapur, Pulkal, R.C.Puram, Raikode, Ramayampet, Regode, Shankarampet-A, Shankarampet-R, Siddipet, Tekmal.
Nalgonda: Chandampet, Athmakur (S), B’ramaram, Damaracharla, Chinthapally, Choutuppal, Devarakonda, Garidepally, Gundala, Gundlalpally, Gurrampode, Kanagal, Kethepally, Marriguda, Kattampally, Miryalaguda, M’thurkapally, Munagala, Nadigudem, Nampally, Marayanapur, Nidmanur, Papally, Penpahad, Pochampally, Shaligouraram, Suryapet, Thipparthy, Thirmalagiri, Thripuraram, Thungathurthy, Valigonda, Vemulapally.
Nizamabad: Balkonda, Armoor, Banswadas, Dharpally, Dichpally, Jakranpally, Nandipet, Madnoor, Nagireddipet, Naveepet, Nizamsagar, Renjal, Sadashivanagar, Sirikonda, Varni, Yellareddy.
Prakasam: Chirala, Darsi, Kandukur, Kanigiri, Lingasamudram, Markakpur, Mundlamur, P.Dornala, Racherla, Ulavapadu, VV Palem.
Ranga Reddy: Bantwaram, Basheerabad, Chevella, Ganeed, Ibrahimpatnam, Kandukur, Kulkacherla, Maheshwaram, Manchal, Marpally, Nawabpet, Pargi, Peddemul, Pudur, Shabad, Shamshabad, Shankarpally, Tandur, Yacharam.
SPSR Nellore: DV Sathram, AS Peta, Duthalur, Kaligiri, Kavali, Kondapuram, Marripadu, Setharampuram, Tada, Venkatagiri.
Srikakulam: Bhamini, Burja, Etcherla, G.Sigadam, Ichapuram, Jalumuru, Kanchili, Kaviti, Laveru, Pathapatnam, Polaki, Ponduru, Ranasthalam, Sompeta.
Visakhapatnam: Cheedikada, Kasimkota, Munagapaka, Narsipatnam, Ravikamatham.
Vizianagaram: Bhogapuram, Datti Rajeru, Denkada, Gajapathinagaram, Gantyada, Kothavalasa, Kurupam, L.Kota, Makkuva, Mentada, Merakamudidam, Nellimarla, Saluru, Therlam, Vepada, Vizianagaram.
Warangal: Chityal, Machannapet, Cherial, Dornakal, Geesugonda, Ghanpur (M), Ghanpur (STN), Govindaraopet, Jangaon, Kesamudram, Khanapur, Kodakandla, Kuravi, Lingala Ghanpur, Maddur, Mahabubabad, Maripeda, Mogullapally, Mulugu, Narmetta, Narsimulapet, Nekkonda, Nellikudur, Parvathagiri, Raghunath Pally, Sangem, Chennarao Pet, Thorrur, Venkatapur, Zaffargadh.
YSR Kadapa: Chinnamandem, Khajipet, L.R.Palli, Penagulur, Pullampet, Ramapuram, Rayachoty, SA Kasinayana, Sambepalli and Vallur.
——Agencies