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BC Students Protest in Hyderabad Over ₹8,000 Crore Arrears
BC community students held a protest in Hyderabad.
They want the government to pay ₹8,000 crore in overdue education fees.
These payments help colleges cover the costs of teaching students from several disadvantaged communities.
Protest leaders said the delay has caused financial problems for colleges.
They said 300 colleges closed after lecturers went unpaid.
They also said four lakh students could not receive their course certificates.
Nearly 30,000 students reportedly avoided engineering counselling because they were worried about the scheme.
The protesters want the old fee reimbursement system restored and scholarships increased.
They warned that they may protest outside legislators’ offices if the government does not respond.
BC community students protested in Dilsukhnagar for release of ₹8,000 crore in pending fee reimbursement payments.
R. Krishnaiah accused the Telangana government of failing to fund fee reimbursements for 14 lakh BC, SC, ST and minority students.
Protesters said 300 colleges had shut down because of unpaid lecturers’ salaries and four lakh graduates could not obtain certificates.
They claimed nearly 30,000 students skipped engineering counselling because of uncertainty over the reimbursement scheme.
The protesters demanded restoration of the old system, full fee waivers, higher scholarships and payment of all arrears.
- Who
- BC community students led by BJP Rajya Sabha MP R. Krishnaiah and the National BC Welfare Association.
- What
- They staged a protest demanding payment of ₹8,000 crore in pending fee reimbursement arrears and changes to the scholarship and fee-waiver system.
- Where
- Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad.
- When
- The protest took place before the upcoming Telangana Assembly session; no specific date was stated.
- Why
- The protesters said delayed reimbursements were harming colleges and students and demanded fulfilment of fee-waiver and scholarship commitments.
Key facts
- Pending arrears
- ₹8,000 crore in fee reimbursement payments
- Students affected
- 14 lakh BC, SC, ST and minority students, according to the protest leader
- Colleges affected
- 300 colleges reportedly shut down because of unpaid lecturers’ salaries
- Certificates withheld
- Four lakh course-completing students reportedly could not obtain their certificates
- Engineering counselling
- Nearly 30,000 students reportedly skipped counselling
- Scholarship demand
- Increase scholarships from ₹5,000 to ₹20,000 per student
- Proposed action
- R. Krishnaiah warned of gheraos at legislators’ camp offices if there is no response
Sources
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