AP Minister Nara Lokesh Assures Financial Aid To Support Student's IIIT Dream. His Post Is Trending

Andhra Pradesh Minister for HRD, IT and Education, Nara Lokesh, has offered his assistance to a student named Chebrolu Basavayya, a resident of Attili village in the West Godavari district of the state. Basavayya had recently earned a spot at IIIT Lucknow but was struggling to arrange for the money needed to get admission to the prestigious college. His course fee was Rs 4 lakh. Desperate, he reached out to Minister Lokesh on X (formerly Twitter) and detailed his family’s financial difficulties. Along with it, he also shared his scorecard of the Joint Admission Test For Masters (JAM) examination held this year.

“Hi, Sir my name is Basavayya. I am From Tanuku constituency, Attili Village, W.G, I could get a 930 rank in IIT Jam-2024 and also I got a seat at IIIT Lucknow (MSc Data Science) and its Course Fee is Around 4 lakhs, My Family is economically weak. So Please Help in this situation,” read the student’s post.S

In response to the student’s request, Minister Nara Lokesh quickly sprung into action. He reshared Basavayya’s message and assured him that he would get the help required. He also told him that he would be able to pursue further education at his desired college.

“Basavayya, you will study in IIIT Lucknow. Your dream will come true. I will take care of your fees. I wish you all the best,” read Nara Lokesh’s post on X.

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Soon after getting assurance, the student, Basavayya expressed heartfelt gratitude to the minister below the post. “Thank you so much, Nara Lokesh. Anna this Help I never forget my whole life,” he wore.

This act of generosity has met with widespread approval online, with many commending Lokesh for his empathy and quick response. “Lokesh Garu, responding to a tweet in just 39 minutes is impressive! Your support and helpfulness mean a lot. Basavayya, you found a truly gifted brother today. Your future is bright here. Remember to pay it the same way forward when you can,” read a comment.

“The more I see this man, the more I see him as the new leader of Andhra! Hats off to your work Anna,” said a viewer while another one suggested, “Awesome job garu. We should work on a solution to help such students. They shouldn’t need to tweet to get help. Maybe a proper forum or channel for such aspirants to apply for help would be beneficial.”