Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGTWREIS) organized the Academic Success Meet 2026 on May 30, 2026, at Babu Jagjivan Ram Bhavan, Hyderabad, to celebrate academic excellence in its residential schools and recognize outstanding student, teacher, and institutional performances for the 2025-26 academic year.
Event Inauguration and Dignitaries
The event was inaugurated by Sri Adluri Laxman Kumar, Hon'ble Minister for Scheduled Castes Development, Tribal Welfare, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens and Transgender Persons, Government of Telangana, as the Chief Guest. Hon'ble Ministers Sri Ponnam Prabhakar (Transport and BC Welfare) and Smt. Anasuya Seethakka Dhanasari (Panchayat Raj and Women & Child Welfare) attended as Honorary Guests. Other attendees included Sri Addanki Dayakar (Hon'ble MLC), Sri V. Naveen Yadav (Hon'ble MLA, Jubilee Hills Constituency), and several elected representatives, senior government officials, and education leaders. Smt. K. Seetha Lakshmi, IAS, Secretary of TGTWREIS and TGEMRS, presided over the program.
MoU Signing: A Strategic Partnership
A key highlight was the formal handover of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between TGTWREIS and Transform Schools, People For Action (PFA). The MoU was handed over by Hon'ble Minister Sri Adluri Laxman Kumar and Smt. K. Seetha Lakshmi, IAS, marking the start of a strategic partnership to strengthen learning outcomes and educational quality across the TGTWREIS school network. As part of the 2026-27 plan, TGTWREIS schools will be included under the Qualcomm aqriti STEM Education program, implemented by People for Action, which aims to enhance STEM learning access for underprivileged girls in government schools across India.
The partnership will improve teaching and learning quality in 91 residential schools, benefiting approximately 27,211 students in Classes 6-9. The initiative will address learning gaps, strengthen foundational and prerequisite competencies, and support students in achieving grade-level proficiency in Telugu, English, Mathematics, and Science.
Programme Objectives
- Strengthening the Learning Improvement Programme to enhance classroom teaching and learning.
- Providing technical and management support to TGTWREIS for effective program implementation, governance, monitoring, and review.
- Improving learning outcomes among students in Classes 6-9 through evidence-based remedial and accelerated learning approaches.
Transform Learning Programme
Transform Schools, People For Action will provide a comprehensive package of academic and system-strengthening support through the Transform Learning Programme: a proven 200-hour structured learning model designed to improve foundational and grade-level competencies through targeted instruction and continuous assessment. Support includes curriculum-aligned learning resources and practice materials for classroom instruction, remediation, and self-directed learning; structured capacity-building for teachers to strengthen lesson planning, pedagogy, assessment practices, and use of learning data; and capacity-building for school heads and middle cadre officials to strengthen academic planning, school management, instructional leadership, and continuous improvement processes.
Distinguished Guests of Honour included Sri Vedma Bhoju, Hon'ble MLA, Khanapur Constituency. Special Invitees included Sri Bellaiah Naik, Chairman, TRICOR. Dr. Samujwala, Director for Tribal Cultural Research & Training Institute, also attended. Smt. K. Seetha Lakshmi, IAS, Secretary, TGTWREIS & TGMRES, presided over the program, her leadership being instrumental in advancing quality education and learning opportunities for tribal children across Telangana.
About TGTWREIS
Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGTWREIS) runs a network of residential schools serving tribal students across Telangana. The Society is committed to providing quality education and creating equal opportunities for students from scheduled tribe communities.
About Transform Schools, People For Action
Transform Schools, an award-winning initiative by People For Action, focuses on improving education quality and equity in government secondary schools in India. Partner state governments implement its proven models for systems change and whole-school alignment for learning improvement. The models aim to realize India's demographic dividend and meet the needs of a dynamic, technology-driven economy. Transform Schools has supported learning improvement in secondary schools across Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. Visit www.transformschools.in.
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