Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Lokesh Inaugurates Two Modernized Government Schools in Nellore
Nara Lokesh opened two improved government schools in Nellore.
One school is in Stonehousepet, and the other is in Moolapet.
The schools now have better classrooms, digital screens, laboratories and libraries.
Students also have rooms for art, music and languages.
New playgrounds and sports courts were added.
The improvements cost more than ₹21.7 crore in total, although reports give slightly different figures for the DSR school.
Lokesh asked staff to increase enrolment, attendance and learning results.
He also encouraged parents to choose government schools for their children.
Education Minister Nara Lokesh inaugurated renovated RSR High School in Stonehousepet and DSR Government High School in Moolapet, Nellore, on Wednesday.
The RSR school received ₹8.3 crore from the VPR Foundation and now has 43 classrooms, digital screens, laboratories, activity rooms and sports facilities.
The DSR school was rebuilt with about ₹13.34 crore to ₹13.41 crore in CSR and philanthropic support, according to differing reports.
Lokesh reviewed enrolment, attendance, learning outcomes and Class X results, citing RSR’s 60.19% pass rate last year and attendance concerns at DSR.
The projects are part of an initiative to modernize 15 Nellore government schools and provide facilities comparable to private and corporate schools.
- Who
- Education Minister Nara Lokesh inaugurated the schools, with Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakara Reddy, ministers, legislators and education officials attending.
- What
- Two Nellore government schools were renovated or rebuilt with modern classrooms, laboratories, digital learning facilities, libraries and sports infrastructure.
- When
- The inaugurations took place on Wednesday.
- Where
- RSR High School is in Stonehousepet and DSR Government High School is in Moolapet, Nellore.
- Why
- The projects aim to improve government-school infrastructure and provide students with facilities comparable to those in private and corporate schools.
- Combined investment
- More than ₹21.7 crore across the two projects.
- RSR funding
- ₹8.3 crore from the VPR Foundation through CSR support.
- DSR funding
- Reports cite between ₹13.34 crore and ₹13.41 crore from CSR and philanthropic support; one identifies the Hyderabad-based DSR Group, while another names the Devirreddy Sarada Charitable Trust.
- RSR facilities
- The school has 43 classrooms, LED screens, modern furniture, specialized laboratories, activity rooms, a library, sanitation facilities and sports infrastructure.
- DSR facilities
- The school has 24 classrooms, 15 LED screens, 300 benches, specialized laboratories, a library, activity rooms and multiple sports courts.
- RSR Class X result
- The school recorded a 60.19% pass percentage in the previous year’s SSC examinations.
- Wider initiative
- The renovations are part of a plan to modernize 15 government schools in Nellore city.
