Archive · 29 Aug 2026
BRS Seeks Anand Mahindra’s Clarity on Skill University Board Decision
BRS leaders asked Anand Mahindra about a decision involving Young India Skill University.
They want to know whether the university board was told about the decision beforehand.
The Telangana government decided to bring technical education institutions under the university.
This includes ITIs, Advanced Technology Centres, and polytechnic colleges.
BRS leader Sravan Kumar Dasoju said there was not enough public or democratic consultation.
He said the decision could affect more than one lakh students and their families.
The government order connected to the decision is dated June 16, 2026.
BRS says the issue is about students and families, not just politics.
BRS leaders wrote to industrialist Anand Mahindra seeking clarity on the Young India Skill University board’s role.
The party questioned whether the board knew about the inclusion of technical education in the university.
BRS leader Sravan Kumar Dasoju criticized the Telangana government’s unilateral merger of technical education with YISU.
The merger was authorized through Government Order Ms No. 97, dated June 16, 2026.
The order places Telangana’s ITIs, Advanced Technology Centres, and polytechnic colleges under YISU’s institutional framework.
- Who
- BRS leaders, including Sravan Kumar Dasoju, and industrialist Anand Mahindra.
- What
- BRS sought clarification about the YISU board’s knowledge and approval of the technical education merger.
- When
- The letter was sent on Friday; the relevant government order is dated June 16, 2026.
- Where
- Telangana, India.
- Why
- BRS raised concerns about the lack of consultation and the potential impact on more than one lakh students and families.
- University
- Young India Skill University (YISU)
- Letter recipient
- Industrialist Anand Mahindra
- BRS leader
- Sravan Kumar Dasoju
- Government order
- GO Ms No. 97
- Order date
- June 16, 2026
- Institutions affected
- ITIs, Advanced Technology Centres, and polytechnic colleges in Telangana
- Reported impact
- More than one lakh students and their families