In a major relief for the students, particularly those from Andhra Pradesh, the Telangana government has decided to scrap the FAST (Financial Assistance to the Students of Telangana) scheme proposal. Chief Minister KCR said that the government would continue with the existing system of fee reimbursement as per the Article 371(D), a special provision under which there will be equitable opportunities and facilities for all.
Earlier, FAST scheme had resulted in a major controversy and also a clash between both AP and TS governments. Under the FAST scheme, Telangana government has fixed 1956 as the cut-off year for the nativity of the student.
Meanwhile, the State cabinet on Friday decided to clear the fee reimbursement dues of Rs 862 crore while earlier it had already sanction an amount of 1000 crores. KCR blamed the previous United AP government for not clearing the reimbursement dues for four years and said that Telangana government has inherited them.