Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Ongole to Get Rs 4.40 Crore Ambedkar Study Circle
A new study building named after Dr BR Ambedkar will be built in Ongole.
The government says it will spend Rs 4.40 crore on the project.
The building will use a site where the Yuva Bhavan was left unfinished.
Social Welfare Minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy announced the project.
He thanked Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for approving it.
He said the government wants to improve education, jobs, and livelihoods for poor people.
A skill centre for unemployed young people is also planned this year.
The minister also said new education centres for poor students will open this month.
The Social Welfare Department ordered construction of a Dr BR Ambedkar Study Circle in Ongole.
The project will cost Rs 4.40 crore and use the unfinished Yuva Bhavan site.
Social Welfare Minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy credited Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu with approving the project.
The minister said a skill centre for unemployed youth would also be established in Ongole this year.
IIT, NEET, and Excellency Centres for poor students are scheduled to launch this month, according to the minister.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Department and Social Welfare Minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy announced the project.
- What
- Construction of a Dr BR Ambedkar Study Circle building was ordered, at a cost of Rs 4.40 crore.
- When
- The construction order was issued on Tuesday; a skill centre is planned for this year, and IIT, NEET, and Excellency Centres are scheduled to launch this month.
- Where
- Ongole, at the existing unfinished Yuva Bhavan site.
- Why
- The minister said the initiatives are intended to support education, employment, and livelihood opportunities for poor people.
Coalition Government’s Account
Minister’s Criticism of YSRCP Government
History of the Yuva Bhavan site
Coalition Government’s Account
The minister said the TDP government worked from 2014 to 2019 to construct the Yuva Bhavan in Ongole.
Minister’s Criticism of YSRCP Government
The minister said the later YSRCP government neglected and shelved the project; the article does not include a response from YSRCP.
Current development priorities
Coalition Government’s Account
The coalition government says it is working to expand education, employment, and livelihood opportunities for poor people through new facilities and centres.
Minister’s Criticism of YSRCP Government
The article reports the coalition government’s claims but provides no independent assessment or opposing account of its plans.
- Project
- Dr BR Ambedkar Study Circle building
- Location
- Ongole
- Cost
- Rs 4.40 crore
- Construction site
- Existing unfinished Yuva Bhavan site
- Additional facility
- A skill centre for unemployed youth is planned in Ongole this year.
- Education initiatives
- IIT, NEET, and Excellency Centres are scheduled to launch this month.
- Implementing department
- Social Welfare Department