State Education Minister Nara Lokesh assured government support for a poor girl who had to discontinue her studies after learning her story through social media. Though she currently resides in Hyderabad, she will be brought back to SPSR Nellore district to pursue her education.The Class X student at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Kondapuram village in Nellore district was recently taken away by her father to Hyderabad to stay with her grandparents after the death of her mother.Reaching out to the Education Minister via X, she expressed her desire to resume her education.

Responding to her video, Mr. Lokesh said, ā€œThe young girlā€™s plea to continue her education is truly heart-touching.ā€He directed the Collector to personally step in, counsel her father, and ensure she was allowed to pursue her studies without hindrance.

Assuring all government support for her education, Mr. Lokesh told the girl to study as much as she wanted.Following the directives from the Minister, Collector Himanshu Shukla gathered details about the girlā€™s situation through officials and attempted to contact her father by phone.

Despite several efforts, he refused to speak. When he did not respond, Mr.

Shukla tried to reach him through the girlā€™s paternal grandmother and dispatched a special team to Hyderabad. He said that the girlā€™s father would be provided counselling, and that the girl would be brought back to Nellore to continue her Class X studies at the KGBV.

Published - November 04, 2026 08:50 pm IST