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Hans India
26-07-2025
- 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
25-07-2025
- 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.
New Indian Express
25-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
NDA government betrayed jobless youth and students, says former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP president and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy slammed the TDP-led NDA government for betraying unemployed youth and students. In a post on X, he praised participants of the YSRCP-organised statewide 'Yuvatha Poru', commending their efforts to highlight the government's failure to deliver on election promises. Jagan expressed outrage over the police lathi-charge on peacefully protesting students in Narasaraopet, questioning the coalition's violent response to youth submitting a representation to the District Collector. Recalling the TDP's election promise of Rs 3,000 monthly allowance for the unemployed, he said it remains unfulfilled even after one year. He also criticised the coalition for neglecting education schemes. He highlighted that Rs 4,200 crore in fee reimbursement under Jagananna Vidya Deevena remains pending across six quarters from January 2024 to June 2025, with only Rs 750 crore released. Similarly, Rs 2,200 crore is due under the Vasathi Deevena for two instalments. This Rs 6,400 crore shortfall has forced many students to abandon education for work, he said. Jagan accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of suppressing dissent instead of fulfilling commitments, labelling the Narasaraopet lathi-charge as evidence of the NDA's oppressive 'Red Book' governance.
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Business Standard
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Jagan slams Andhra govt for failing to support students, unemployed youth
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has lashed out at the ruling TDP-led coalition government, accusing it of betraying youth and students. Hailing the statewide 'Yuvatha Poru (youth struggle)' protest led by his party on Monday against the alleged unfulfillment of giving unemployment allowances, Reddy on Tuesday said that the government has failed to honour its promises, such as jobs and education support. "The lathi-charge on students in Narasaraopet exposed the government's violent, intolerant nature," the former chief minister said in a post on 'X', referring to police dispersing the protesters in Narasaraopeta city in Palnadu district. The former CM questioned why students were allegedly assaulted for simply submitting representations and asking for the implementation of the Rs 3,000 monthly unemployment allowance as promised by the TDP during the election campaign. Reddy questioned how many of the 1.25 crore unemployed youth in the state received the allowance. The YSRCP supremo further alleged that Rs 6,400 crore in dues from the erstwhile YSRCP government schemes, Jagananna Vidya Deevena and Vasathi Deevena, remained unpaid, "forcing students to abandon education and seek jobs." He alleged that only Rs 750 crore was released from the Rs 4,200 crore due under the fee reimbursement scheme, while Rs 2,200 crore was pending under hostel assistance. He warned Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu against crushing dissent and declared that betrayal, lies, and neglect would not go unpunished by the people.
Hans India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Jagan slams TDP coalition's ‘betrayal of students, unemployed
Tadepalli: YSRC Ppresident YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the coalition government of betraying unemployed youth and students in the state. In a statement on X, he praised participants of the YSRCP-organised statewide 'Yuvatha Poru' protest for raising their voices against the government's deception and negligence. Reddy expressed outrage over the police lathi-charge on 'peacefully protesting' students in Narasaraopet, questioning the government's violent response to students submitting a representation to the district collector. He reminded of the TDP's election promise of a Rs 3,000 monthly unemployment allowance, backed by printed bonds distributed to youth and publicised in their manifesto and allied media, which reported 1.25 crore people awaiting jobs. Yet, after a year in power, the government has not disbursed any unemployment assistance, betraying the youth, Jagan Mohan Reddy said. He further criticised the coalition for failing to release funds under education schemes from his tenure. Under Jagananna Vidya Deevena, Rs 4,200 crore in fee reimbursements remains pending across six quarters (January 2024–June 2025), with only Rs 750 crore released. Similarly, Rs 2,200 crore is due under Vasathi Deevena for two instalments (April 2024 and April 2025). This Rs 6,400 crore shortfall has forced many students to drop out and seek work. The YSRCP chief accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of suppressing dissent instead of fulfilling promises, calling the Narasaraopet lathi-charge a sign of the coalition's oppressive 'Red Book' governance. He warned that the government's 'lies and betrayal' would face public judgment and urged Naidu to honour commitments before it's too late.
