Genuine colleges alone will get fee reimbursement, says Revanth
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced that fee reimbursements will be provided to genuine colleges in a phased manner while scrutinizing irregularities. He accused the previous BRS government of mismanaging funds and favoring specific institutions.
Why it matters
The policy shift impacts the financial stability of educational institutions and the accessibility of higher education for students in the state.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy assured that all the genuine colleges will get their fee reimbursement dues in a phased manner while ‘others’ will be under scrutiny.
Dismissing allegations levelled by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Mr. Reddy told the Assembly that from this year ₹200 crore every month would be released to meet the ₹2,500 crore needed for the scheme. The money would be deposited into students’ accounts as large-scale irregularities were noticed in colleges’ accounts.
Mr Reddy said he wants to use the 75% fee reimbursement given to ST students and 40% given to SC students by the Central government, which has laid conditions on direct transfer to students. Fee reimbursement, he stressed, was meant for the benefit of students and not for the college managements.
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