Congratulating Meenakshi, the Chief Minister announced a corpus fund of Rs 1 crore for continuing her career in Chess and a 1,000 square yard house in Visakhapatnam. He wished her to excel in Chess and bring more laurels to Andhra Pradesh at International level.
Amaravati: Kolagatla Alana Meenakshi, chess player from Visakhapatnam, called on the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp office here on Monday.
The Chief Minister has also assured of providing all necessary support for her on behalf of the State Government and budding sportspersons of Andhra Pradesh who are showing their talent in various sports on international platforms.
Meenakshi, who has already set records at many national and international levels, recently received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023 from President Draupadi Murmu.