Overview
- At a mega parent–teacher meeting in Bhamini, Parvatipuram Manyam, the chief minister and HRD minister launched the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy programme.
- Naidu demonstrated a tablet-based reading assessment with a student, displaying accuracy, words per minute, and mispronunciations to show real-time feedback.
- The government announced a Students Innovators Partnership Summit slated for January 2026, with industrialists to be invited to identify and reward student projects.
- Naidu said the Kalalaku Rekkalu scheme will offer very low-interest financing for students seeking higher education abroad, citing a 0.25 paise interest rate.
- He highlighted ongoing measures including declared no-bag Saturdays and claimed a 1:18 teacher–student ratio in government schools, while statewide PTMs included Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan’s participation.