Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Telangana BJP Chief Seeks Rahul Gandhi’s Help on Fee Dues
Telangana BJP leader N Ramachander Rao wrote to Rahul Gandhi about unpaid student fee reimbursements.
He said the government owes colleges about Rs 15,000 crore.
Rao said nearly 40 lakh students could be affected, especially students from disadvantaged communities.
He alleged that some colleges are keeping students’ certificates because they have not received payment.
He also said colleges are having trouble paying their workers.
Rao accused the Congress government of stopping protests with arrests and police action.
He raised other concerns, including jobs, student cards, college mergers, stipends and hostel food.
The chief minister said students could receive the money through a new online system if they applied.
Telangana BJP president N Ramachander Rao urged Rahul Gandhi to intervene over approximately Rs 15,000 crore in unpaid fee reimbursements.
Rao said nearly 40 lakh students, especially from disadvantaged groups, are affected and that colleges are withholding certificates.
He alleged institutions are struggling financially, with some employees receiving only half their salaries.
Rao accused the Congress government of suppressing protests through arrests, police cases and lathi charges, citing his own four arrests in ten days.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said a new online payment system would credit reimbursement amounts to students’ bank accounts within a month if they applied.
- Who
- N Ramachander Rao, president of the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party, wrote to Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- What
- Rao sought intervention over pending fee reimbursement dues and wider education-sector grievances in Telangana.
- When
- The letter was reported as sent on Wednesday, in a report dated September 10; Rao also referred to the Congress government completing 1,000 days in office.
- Where
- Telangana, including colleges and student protests across the state.
- Why
- Rao said unpaid reimbursements are harming students’ education and employment prospects and creating financial difficulties for colleges.
BJP’s Criticism
Congress Government’s Position
Fee reimbursement dues
BJP’s Criticism
N Ramachander Rao said approximately Rs 15,000 crore in unpaid dues are jeopardising nearly 40 lakh students and urged immediate release of the money.
Congress Government’s Position
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said a new online payment system would credit the amount to students’ bank accounts within a month if they applied; the reports do not provide a broader response to Rao’s allegations.
Handling of protests
BJP’s Criticism
Rao alleged that the Congress government suppressed peaceful protests through arrests, police cases and lathi charges, and denied permission for his proposed hunger-strike venue.
Congress Government’s Position
The reports describe Rao’s allegations but do not include a detailed government explanation of the arrests, police action or venue decision.
Time needed to resolve problems
BJP’s Criticism
Rao rejected the chief minister’s reported request for another two years and demanded immediate corrective action in the education sector.
Congress Government’s Position
Rao said Revanth Reddy had asked for two more years to resolve the education-related issues; the reports do not include further details of the government’s timeline.
- Pending fee reimbursements
- Approximately Rs 15,000 crore
- Students cited as affected
- Nearly 40 lakh
- Student groups highlighted
- Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and economically weaker sections
- Reported college impact
- Some colleges are withholding certificates and institutions are struggling to pay staff
- Rao’s protest claims
- He said he was arrested four times in ten days and held a hunger strike at the Bharatiya Janata Party state office
- Other grievances
- Unemployment allowance, job calendars, Vidya Bharosa Cards, polytechnic mergers, AYUSH stipends, hostel food and Pay Revision Commission benefits
- Government payment plan
- Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said reimbursement amounts would be credited to students’ bank accounts within a month if they applied online
