Archive · 20 Aug 2026
BJP Demands Pending Stipends for Telangana Ayush Students
Ayush students in Telangana are protesting because they have not received some of their stipends.
A stipend is money given to students during their training.
BJP leader N. Ramchander Rao visited the protest and said his party supports the students.
He wants Ayush students to receive the same stipend as students studying allopathic medicine.
He blamed the Congress government in Telangana for treating the students unfairly.
He said the payments were stopped in 2016.
He also pointed to Andhra Pradesh, where Ayush postgraduate students and house surgeons reportedly received matching stipends after Supreme Court orders.
The Telangana government’s response was not included in the report.
The BJP demanded that Telangana immediately address Ayush students’ agitation over unpaid stipends.
State BJP president N. Ramchander Rao visited the students’ protest camp at Ayurveda College in Erragadda.
Ramchander Rao said Ayush students should receive stipends equal to those paid to allopathic medicine students.
He accused the Congress government in Telangana of discrimination and irresponsible handling of the issue.
Ramchander Rao said stipends were stopped in 2016 and cited Andhra Pradesh’s matching payments after Supreme Court orders.
- Who
- Ayush students, the BJP, and Telangana state BJP president N. Ramchander Rao.
- What
- The BJP demanded payment of pending stipends and parity with stipends paid to allopathic medicine students.
- When
- The demand was made on Wednesday; the report says stipends were stopped in 2016.
- Where
- At the Ayurveda College protest camp in Erragadda, Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- Ayush students are protesting over pending stipends and alleged unequal treatment.
- Main demand
- Immediate payment of pending stipends to Ayush students.
- Stipend comparison
- The BJP wants Ayush students to receive stipends on par with allopathic medicine students.
- Reported stoppage
- N. Ramchander Rao said Ayush stipends were stopped in 2016.
- Protest location
- Ayurveda College in Erragadda, Hyderabad.
- Political support
- The BJP said it fully supported the protesting students.
- Andhra Pradesh comparison
- The report says Andhra Pradesh matched stipends for Ayush postgraduate students and house surgeons with allopathic students’ stipends after Supreme Court orders.