Minister for Human Resource Development Ganta Srinivasa Rao said on Friday that the State is committed to providing quality education to the students in a bid to create a knowledge society. “In spite of the deficit budget faced by the State post-bifurcation, the education sector continues to get 15% of the State’s allocations viz., ₹25,000 crore,” he said in his inaugural address at Andhra Pradesh Science Congress (APSC 2018) conducted by AP Akademi of Sciences (APAS) and Yogi Vemana University.
Mr. Srinivasa Rao released a souvenir of the science congress.
Urging the students to come up with innovative concepts during the three-day science congress, Marketing Minister Ch. Adinarayana Reddy said science, technology and innovation held the key to solving a myriad of problems. “The impact of Hudhud and Titli calamities were minimal as the State government made effective use of technology in forecasting, mitigation, damage control and rehabilitation.”
Arts block inaugurated
The Ministers earlier inaugurated the arts block building on the campus, developed at an outlay of ₹16 crore.
YVU Vice-Chancellor Attipalli Ramachandra Reddy thanked the APAS for providing the opportunity to host the prestigious event, while District Collector Ch. Hari Kiran lauded the university for excelling in conducting the fourth edition of the State science congress, after major centres like Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. Science City of Andhra Pradesh Chief Executive Officer A. Krishna Rao read out the Chief Minister’s message. APAS president Raghunadha Rao and secretary M.V. Basaveswara Rao, organising secretaries K. Krishna Reddy and M. Ramakrishna Reddy were among the participants. The university signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) for higher research on the occasion.
