In Andhra govt’s latest name change, Kalam’s name replaced with YSR’s

In yet
another name change, the YS Jagan Mohan-led Andhra Pradesh government on
Tuesday redesignated the ‘Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Pratibha Puraskar Awards’ as ‘YSR
Vidya Puraskars’, inviting criticism from opposition parties.

The awards
were renamed after former chief minister and Jagan Mohan’s father or YSR who
died in a plane crash in 2009.

Since coming
to power, the Jagan Mohan government has changed names of several schemes. ‘NTR
bharosa’ was renamed ‘YSR pension kanuka’, ‘Anna canteens’ were renamed ‘Rajanna
canteens’ and midday meal scheme is now called ‘YSR akshaya patra’.

“The
government has ordered to re-designate the ‘Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Pratibha
Puraskar Award’s as ‘YSR Vidya Puraskars’ from 2019 onwards for distribution on
the occasion of birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as National Education
Day on November 11, 2019” according to the sources

The award is
given to deserving students in SSC. Earlier, the government used to select
these students from all over the state, but now the government has changed the
guidelines and the awards will be given only to government school students.
Further, the awards will be given at the district level.

 “This award is felicitated to the 10th
standard students for their outstanding performance, on the occasion of Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary. Unfortunately, the name of this award has
changed. This shows utmost arrogance in the decision taken by the state
government by disrespecting the great scientist and former president of our
nation by replacing his name with the name of former CM and father of current CM
YS Rajashekar Reddy,” said Dinakar, according to sources.