Chief Minister Revanth Reddy today presented cheques of Rs 25 lakh each to the five Padma Shri award recipients of this year from the State, at the Secretariat.
The recipients, including Gaddam Sammayya, Dasari Kondappa, Velu Ananda Chari, Kurella Vithalacharya and Kethavath Somlal, received the cheques from the Chief Minister in an occasion to honour them.
They thanked the CM on the occasion.
Dasari Kondappa is a Burra Veena maestro, Gaddam Sammayya is a Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist, Ananda Chari is a sculptor, Kethavath Somlal is a writer, and Dr Kurella Vithalacharya has been honoured for his services in the fields of art, literature and education.