The TDP on Thursday demanded the state government to fully reimburse the tuition fee to all the eligible SC, ST and BC students.
The TDP delegation led by the party MLA Mothkupalli Narsimhulu met the social welfare minister Pitani Styanarayana and submitted a memorandum to him on the issue. MLAs P Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Tummala Nageshwar Rao, B Gopala Krishna Reddy, P Ramulu, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Hanumathu Shinde, Satyavathi Rathode, Veera Venkataiah were among those who met the minister.
They requested the minister to make an announcement clearing the doubts of the parents on tuition fee reimbursement. If the Government would pay only Rs 35,000, the poor families need to bear the additional financial burden. They demanded that the government should fully reimburse the tuition free of the poor students. The Government should also make a clear statement on SC, ST tuition fee reimbursement.
Responding on the issue, the Minister said that the state government would make a clear statement by today night. The Government has no intention to create inconvenience to the poor families. Uncertainty prevailed on the tuition fee reimbursement as the government had no control over the private colleges and the court orders. The Government was committed to protect the interests of the students, he made it clear. Already 90 percent of the colleges have accepted the fee of Rs 35,000. The government would also make a clear statement on the students who had merit and got the admission in the colleges, which were collecting high fee. (NSS)