Burra Veena maestro Dasari Kondappa, Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist Gaddam Sammaiah, sculptor Velu Ananda Chari, and writers Kethavath Somlal and Dr Kurella Vithalacharya received the cheques from the Chief Minister.
IICT had instituted medals in the name of Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar, AVSM, VSM, Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical) to honor outstanding young researchers working in the institute