TS mountaineer gets a surprise incentive from AP CM
The Hindu
CM of AP hands over a cheque for ₹35 lakh
For Amgoth Tukaram, the 23-year-old mountaineer from the City, it was a huge and pleasant surprise when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy presented him a cheque for ₹ 35 lakh when the former called on him at his official chambers in Amaravati on Thursday.
Mr. Tukaram, who is chasing the rare feat of scaling all the tallest mountain peaks in the world — he completed five of the seven — informed The Hindu that it all started when he was presented the Sakshi Excellence Award last week by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan and Y.S. Bharathi, chairperson of Jagati Group of Publications which brings out the Sakshi Telugu daily.
“After presenting the award, Ms. Bharathi made a general enquiry about my achievements, background and future plans and noted down my number. And within a week I got a call from the Andhra Pradesh CMO to come to Vijayawada,” said a delighted Mr. Tukaram.