The Chanda Kanthaiah Memorial (CKM) Arts and Science College in Warangal will now be called CKM Government Arts and Science College, according to MLA Nannapuneni Narender. The name change has been a long-awaited desire of the people. Under the new government order (GO 44), nine aided staff members, including three teachers and six non-teaching employees, will now be part of the government. Additionally, 35 unaided teaching staff members will be recognized as contract employees, and 29 non-teaching staff members will be recognized as outsourcing employees. Principal Dr G Shashidhar Rao expressed his happiness about this development.
CKM College, which was established in 1968, is a prestigious institution in Telangana named after its donor Chanda Kanthaiah Shreshti. It has produced notable academicians such as Telangana ideologue Prof. Jayashankar, poet Pervaram Jagannadham, and revolutionary poet P Varavara Rao. Initially, the college operated in the premises of AVV High School for a year with 12 lecturers and around 200 students before moving to its own building at Desaipet.