Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Students and BC Leaders Demand ₹8,000 Crore, Oppose GO No. 9
Hundreds of students and BC leaders held a protest in Hyderabad.
They want the government to release more than ₹8,000 crore owed for college fee reimbursements.
They said about 14 lakh students are affected.
They also want GO No.
9 to be withdrawn.
This order sends fee money to students instead of paying colleges directly.
Protesters said students could face serious trouble if they do not pay colleges within eight days.
R. Krishnaiah said colleges are struggling to pay staff and some have closed.
The government has said there is not enough budget for scholarships and fee reimbursements.
Hundreds of college students and BC leaders protested at the Hyderabad collectorate.
Protesters demanded immediate release of more than ₹8,000 crore in fee reimbursement dues.
They called for withdrawal of GO No. 9, which shifts fee payments to students through direct benefit transfers.
R. Krishnaiah alleged that delays affected 14 lakh students, staff salaries, and colleges.
Protesters objected to a provision they said could threaten students with jail over unpaid fees.
- Who
- College students, BC community leaders, the State BC Student Association, and R. Krishnaiah.
- What
- A protest demanding release of fee reimbursement dues and withdrawal of GO No. 9.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- The Hyderabad collectorate.
- Why
- Protesters said delayed payments were harming students and colleges and objected to transferring fee-payment responsibility to students.
Protesters and BC Leaders
Congress Government’s Position
Fee reimbursement funding
Protesters and BC Leaders
Protesters demanded immediate release of more than ₹8,000 crore, arguing that students and colleges were being harmed by the delay.
Congress Government’s Position
R. Krishnaiah said the Congress government had claimed there was no budget for scholarships and fee reimbursements.
GO No. 9 payment system
Protesters and BC Leaders
Protesters demanded a return to the old system, in which reimbursements were paid directly to institutions.
Congress Government’s Position
GO No. 9 provides for fee payments to be transferred to students, who would then pay colleges.
Revenue Recovery Act provision
Protesters and BC Leaders
Protesters said the provision could threaten students with jail if fees were not paid within eight days and called it inhuman.
Congress Government’s Position
The article does not provide a government response to the protesters’ criticism of this provision.
- Dues demanded
- More than ₹8,000 crore in fee reimbursements
- Students affected
- About 14 lakh students, according to R. Krishnaiah
- Government order
- GO No. 9 shifts fee payments to students through direct benefit transfers
- Protest organiser
- State BC Student Association
- Protest leader
- Nikhil Patel, the association’s convener
- Reported institutional impact
- About 200 institutions had allegedly shut down, and colleges were reportedly unable to pay staff salaries
- Disputed deadline
- Protesters said students must remit fees to colleges within eight days of receiving funds