Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Krishnaiah Seeks Permanent Staff to Improve BC, SC, ST Hostels
R. Krishnaiah says many students in BC, SC and ST hostels do not have enough staff to look after them.
He estimates that nearly 10 lakh students are affected.
Some hostel workers are leaving because their workload is heavy and their salaries are delayed.
This has sometimes caused meals to be served late.
A new menu with several breakfast and meal items has also increased the work in hostel kitchens.
Krishnaiah wants workers to be appointed permanently instead of being outsourced.
He also wants more workers, more hostels and schools, and more seats for students.
He says students need proper food and safe accommodation while studying.
R. Krishnaiah said nearly 10 lakh students face difficult conditions in BC, SC and ST hostels because of severe staff shortages.
He urged authorities to permanently appoint hostel workers instead of relying on outsourcing.
Krishnaiah said heavy workloads and delayed salaries are causing workers to leave, disrupting timely meals.
He called for vacant posts to be filled, workers with four years of service to be regularized, and one contract worker for every 25 students.
He also sought new hostels and schools, more hostel seats, additional staff, and upgraded welfare officer posts.
- Who
- R. Krishnaiah, president of the National BC Welfare Association and a BJP Rajya Sabha member, raised the demands.
- What
- He called for permanent hostel staff, filling vacant posts, worker regularization, additional workers, and expanded hostel facilities.
- Where
- BC, SC and ST hostels in Hyderabad and the wider hostel system discussed by Krishnaiah.
- Why
- Severe staff shortages, heavy workloads and delayed salaries are affecting hostel operations and the timely serving of meals.
- Students affected
- Nearly 10 lakh students
- Hostel groups
- BC, SC and ST hostels
- Main demand
- Permanent appointment of hostel workers instead of outsourcing
- Staffing proposal
- One contract worker for every 25 students
- Permanent staff proposal
- Four workers per hostel: attender, watchman, storekeeper and cook
- New facilities sought
- 100 new BC college hostels and 50 BC residential schools
- Seat proposal
- Increase hostel seats by 10 percent