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Hans India
4 days ago
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Book on Amaravati women's Maha Padayatra released
Guntur: A book, 'Amaravati Mahila Mahapadayatra' (Epic Poem) authored by Adapa Ramakrishna was unveiled on Sunday at SHO Brodipet. The book release, jointly organised by Dr Pattabhi Kalapeetham and Visakha Rachayitala Sangham, saw Dr Jasti Veeranjaneyulu, National Vice-President of All India Panchayat Parishad (Delhi) and Chairman of the Amaravati Development Committee, as the chief guest. President of Pattabhi Kalapeetham Dr Thoomuluri Rajendra Prasad presided over the event. Notable speakers included Shirela Sanyasi Rao, editor of Visakha Samskruthi monthly; Adapa Ramakrishna, the book's author; Vankayalapati Shivakumari, an activist; Dr Papineni Sivasankar, Central Sahitya Akademi Award recipient; Dr Ravi Rangarao; and Amaravati movement leader Mallikarjuna Rao. Addressing the gathering, chief guest Dr Jasti Veeranjaneyulu emphasised that the transformation of Amaravati, the dream capital for five crore Andhrites, into a great international city, preventing its fragmentation into three pieces, is the result of the unwavering efforts of the Amaravati movement participants. He praised Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu as a visionary leader who works tirelessly for the state, for Amaravati, and for attracting investments. He specifically commended author Adapa Ramakrishna for writing such an excellent book. Author Adapa Ramakrishna shared that despite being a native of Visakhapatnam, he was deeply moved by the struggle of the Andhra people and felt compelled to document the phases of their movement in this book. The event began with a welcome speech by Bandikallu Jamadagni and a book review by Johnny Basha. Poets Subhani, Tatikola Padmavathi, Lalithakumari, prominent anchors AVK Sujatha, Subhadra Krishna, Satyavathi, Ramani, Bhanoji Babu, Radhakrishna Murthy, Venkayamma, Palakaluri Sivarao, and others participated. The organisers honoured author Adapa Ramakrishna for his significant contribution.
Hans India
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Sarpanches demand release of Rs 1,121 cr Central funds
Guntur: Sarpanches from across Andhra Pradesh on Monday submitted petitions to district collectors, appealing for the release of Rs 1,121 crore in 15th Finance Commission funds from the Central government, which have been pending since December last year. They said that despite repeated appeals to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and senior officials in the panchayat raj department, their pleas have gone unanswered for the past seven months. Under the leadership of Dr Jasti Veeranjaneyulu, national vice-president of All India Panchayat Parishad and chief advisor to the Andhra Pradesh Sarpanches Welfare Association, sarpanchs from Guntur district, cutting across party lines, submitted a memorandum to district collector S Nagalakshmi during the 'Spandana' grievances redressal programme. The sarpanches appealed to collector Nagalakshmi to facilitate the immediate release of the Central government's 15th Finance Commission funds, sent in December last year, to support the development of the panchayats. Speaking to the media outside the collector's office, Dr Jasti Veeranjanelu expressed dismay that the Rs 1,121 crore released by the central government in December last year has yet to be credited to the panchayat accounts. He criticised the practice of merely issuing government orders (GOs) and administrative approvals without disbursing the funds, calling it unreasonable. He also stated that there is little hope of receiving another Rs 1,000 crore expected from the Central government in July of the current financial year. Dr Veeranjanelu revealed that during a recent meeting with senior officials of the Union ministry of panchayat raj in Delhi, he was informed that the next tranche of Rs 1,000 crore would only be transferred if gram panchayats spent the funds received last year and submitted the utilisation certificates. Collector Nagalakshmi responded positively to the sarpanches' concerns, assuring them that she would bring the matter to the attention of the government and take immediate steps for a resolution.
