Vijayawada: The YSR Lifetime Achievement and YSR Achievement Awards-2022 were presented to individuals and various organisations for the significant contribution in their respective fields by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan here on Tuesday.
The Governor and the Chief Minister gave away the Awards, instituted in memory of former Chief Minister late Dr YS Rajsekhar Reddy, at a colourful function. The Awards were presented on the occasion of AP State Formation Day. Congratulating the recipients, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said the awards were presented to eminent organisations and individuals who worked and are still working selflessly for the upliftment of the society in various spheres.Dr. YSR Lifetime Achievement Award carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, a bronze figurine of Dr. YSR, a memento, and a citation while Dr. YSR Achievement Award carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a memento, and a commendation letter. In all, 20 individuals and organisations received YSR Lifetime Achievement Awards and 10 eminent persons and organisations received the YSR Achievement Awards. This is the second successive year that the Awards were presented. The Chief Minister said, the awards are in recognition of the services of famers who are sweating their blood, ambassadors of the Telugu culture who have been working for decades for strengthening it.
, police warriors who are working for the safety of women, for the social activists and media personalities who are waging a war against the poverty and oppression, for the doctors who have earned international reputation in medical field and industrialists who have reached great heights through sheer hard work.
He said all the recipients are common people who have made uncommon contributions for the growth and betterment of the society with their humanistic approach. He further said that the awards are instituted in memory of his father and former Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajashekara Reddy who pursued pro-farmer and pro-poor policies and who brought in revolutionary changes in the society working for social justice and development of all regions.
The presentation of the awards is only a gesture to convey the message that the Government will continue to support the organisations and individuals who will work for the progress of the society in various fields. Congratulating the recipients, Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan said the awards, instituted in memory of the late Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who earned a permanent place in the hearts of Telugu people in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, would go a long way in inspiring people in serving the society.
Earlier, in his opening remarks, GVD Krishna Mohan, Advisor to Government (Communications), said the awards were designed in a special way to make them look better compared to the civilian awards instituted in other states.
