Hyderabad, Sep 21st: The centre will set up model colleges in 11 educationally backward districts in the state which have low enrollment ratio. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) will be signed between the state and the centre for this. According to the MOU, an amount of Rs 8 crore will be spent on each college, of which the state government will bear Rs 5.33 crore and the balance amount will be released by the centre. In order to remove disparities in higher education the centre had identified 373 districts in the country as educationally backward.
All of them have an enrolment ration lower than the national average of 11.4 per cent and the centre has announced one degree college for each of these districts. Of these 11 are in the state including East Godavari, West Godavari, Medak, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Adilabad, Khammam, Kadapa, Kurnool, Srikakulam and Mahabubnagar.. The centre has also decided to provide financial support to set up more colleges in tribal and backward districts. Chairman of APSCHE, Mr. K.C Reddy said that the plan is to increase enrolment of students in higher education from 10 percent in 2007 to 15 percent in 2012.
All of them have an enrolment ration lower than the national average of 11.4 per cent and the centre has announced one degree college for each of these districts. Of these 11 are in the state including East Godavari, West Godavari, Medak, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Adilabad, Khammam, Kadapa, Kurnool, Srikakulam and Mahabubnagar.. The centre has also decided to provide financial support to set up more colleges in tribal and backward districts. Chairman of APSCHE, Mr. K.C Reddy said that the plan is to increase enrolment of students in higher education from 10 percent in 2007 to 15 percent in 2012.
CM presents silkvastras to Tirumala Posted on 22-Sep-2009
Tirumala, Sep 21st: The Dwajarohanam, hoisting the flag and signaling the beginning of the nine day Brahmotsavam festival, was conducted at the temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala in the presence of Chief Minister K Rosaiah, and Ministers Gade Venkat Reddy and P Ram Chandra Reddy. The flag was ho...
Don't drag TDP into CM issue: TDP Posted on 22-Sep-2009
Hyderabad, Sep 21st: The main opposition Telugu Desam Party today asked State Congress leaders not to drag the party into the issue of finding a successor to late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy as it was purely an internal matter of the Congress. Senior TDP leaders K Yerran Naidu ...
Joint counseling for IIT & AIEEE Posted on 22-Sep-2009
Hyderabad, Sep 21st: The counseling for the two premier national level engineering entrance examinations, IIT-JEE and AIEEE is likely to be integrated from the next academic year 2010-11. However both the exams will be held separately. The move was made after the Union Ministry of HRD suggested the o...
Web casting of Brahmotsavams Posted on 23-Sep-2009
Tirumala, Sep 22nd: Millions of devotees all over the world can witness the colorful Sri Vari Brahmotsavams festival as Sify.Com and 16frames.com have started web casting the proceedings. Talking to media persons on Sept 22, TTDs Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Manager Bhaskar said the two Portals w...
Implement NREGP: Drought official Posted on 23-Sep-2009
Rajahmundry, Sep 22nd: Special Officer on drought to East Godavari district and Commissioner for IT and Communications, Mr. Sameer Sarma has asked district officials to implement National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP) in all the 53 drought-hit mandals in the district. Taking part...
Govt decision to raise honorarium Posted on 23-Sep-2009
Vijayawada, Sep 22nd: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), OBC Department, Vice-Chairman Ilapuram Venkaiah welcomed the state government's decision to hike the honorarium to the representatives of local bodies in the state. He said a GO to this effect was released on September 17 this month....
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