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Telangana to advance Rs 2,400 crore fee reimbursement
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that the state will deposit Rs 2,400 crore towards student fee reimbursement directly into bank accounts in advance from the 2026-27 academic year. Rs…
The Story in Brief
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that the state will deposit Rs 2,400 crore towards student fee reimbursement directly into bank accounts in advance from the 2026-27 academic year. Rs 250 crore has already been released. The move aims to prevent colleges from withholding certificates over delayed fee payments. Speaking after unveiling statues of Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule in Hyderabad, Reddy also said a new course from nursery to Class 12 will be introduced, and Advanced Technical Centres set up with the Tata Group will provide a Rs 2,000 monthly stipend. He claimed 60% of Group-1 recruitment selectees are from Backward Classes and that Telangana is the first state to conduct a BC census and implement SC categorisation since independence.
The Indian Opinion
Revanth Reddy’s claim that Telangana is the first state to complete a BC census since British rule ignores that many states have conducted socio-economic surveys without calling them censuses. His attack on the BRS for opposing BC education is election rhetoric, not a policy argument. The real test is whether the Rs 2,400 crore advance actually reaches students before colleges demand fees, or whether it becomes another delayed promise.
Sources (2): siasat.com, thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
