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Hans India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Education sector in crisis under coalition govt: YSRCP
Education sector in crisis under coalition govt: YSRCPGuntur: Former minister and YSRCP leader Sake Sailajanath said the education sector has plunged into a severe crisis under the coalition government led by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Education Minister Nara Lokesh. Addressing the media at Tadepalli on Friday, he criticised minister Lokesh for neglecting students' future, mismanaging funds, and prioritising corporate interests over public welfare. This government has no sense of responsibility towards children's education. He said Chandrababu has turned the education sector into a business, with the sole aim of funnelling profits to corporate institutions. He highlighted the government's failure to clear pending fee reimbursement dues, which have left students in distress. He revealed that approximately Rs 4,200 crore in fee reimbursement arrears for six quarters and Rs 2,200 crore in hostel fee (Vasathi Deevena) dues for two years remain unpaid, totalling Rs 6,400 crore.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Education sector in A.P. is in crisis, says Sailajanath
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and former Minister Sake Sailajanath has accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of pushing the education sector in Andhra Pradesh into a deep crisis. Addressing a press conference at the YSRCP central office near here on Friday, Mr. Sailajanath accused the government of neglecting students and promoting corporate interests. Over ₹6,400 crore in fee reimbursement and hostel dues remains unpaid, causing widespread distress among students. 'There are ₹4,200 crore pending fee reimbursement dues across six quarters and ₹2,200 crore in Vasathi Deevena arrears for two years,' he alleged. Mr. Sailajanath called Education Minister Nara Lokesh's statements on reimbursements contradictory and misleading. 'Despite claims of disbursing ₹788 crore and releasing more funds, students haven't received a single rupee,' he alleged, terming Lokesh's promises as 'blatant lies.' Highlighting the previous YSRCP government's record, he said ₹18,663 crore was spent on higher education and ₹4,275 crore on Vasathi Deevena. He credited the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy for initiating the transformative fee reimbursement policy. He also criticised that recent policy changes that categorise students as non-local based on where they studied Intermediate. On the Talliki Vandanam scheme, he alleged deception, noting that despite promises of ₹15,000, many mothers received only ₹8,000–9,000. Mr. Sailajanath accused the government of favouring private institutions linked to its leadership, marginalising poor, Dalit, and minority students. He questioned the Chief Minister's planned visit to Singapore, suggesting misplaced priorities amid student distress.
