Lokesh invokes Gandhian beliefs, guarantees welfare and development in Andhra Pradesh

“Mahatma Gandhi taught us that the change we want to see on the planet should start with ourselves,” Minister for Education, IT and Electronics Nara Lokesh mentioned on Friday. Addressing the 79th Independence Day celebrations on the Guntur Police Parade Grounds, Mr. Lokesh urged residents to attract inspiration from Gandhi’s beliefs of non-violence, fact and self-reliance.

Paying tribute to the sacrifices of Telugu freedom fighters similar to Andhra Kesari Prakasam Pantulu, Alluri Sitharama Raju and Pingali Venkayya, he mentioned their legacy should information the State’s governance and growth. “Guntur’s function within the freedom wrestle is unforgettable,” he famous, saying plans for a museum in Mangalagiri to commemorate native contributions to India’s freedom motion.

Mr. Lokesh sharply criticised the earlier authorities, alleging that between 2019 and 2024 Andhra Pradesh had been pushed “30 years backward” attributable to mounting debt and stalled growth. He credited the NDA’s “double engine” authorities, underneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, for initiating revival measures. These, he mentioned, embrace Central funding for Amaravati and Polavaram, safety of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and the institution of a railway zone in Visakhapatnam.

Highlighting welfare initiatives, the Minister praised the State’s ‘Super Six’ schemes, which have elevated pensions, supplied help to farmers, provided free LPG cylinders, and launched free RTC bus journey for ladies.

He additionally outlined bold employment plans, citing main investments from firms similar to ArcelorMittal, TCS and LG Electronics.

On the schooling entrance, Mr. Lokesh claimed “revolutionary reforms” over the previous 12 months, together with the enlargement of mannequin main colleges, an overhaul of the curriculum from KG to PG, removing of political symbols from academic supplies, and the restoration of schemes similar to free textbooks and noon meals for Intermediate college students.

The programme noticed the participation of all native MLAs, District Collector S. Nagalakshmi, SP S. Satish Kumar and different dignitaries.