Hyderabad, June 18: Cabinet sub committee which is reviewing the problems faced by the state government in connection with fee reimbursement to the students of schedule cast, schedule tribes, backward classes and minorities, will submit its primary report to the chief minister in 10 days and government will take positive steps to ensure fee reimbursement to the students of weaker sections.
This was revealed by the Social Welfare Minister P. Subhash Chandra Bose while talking to the media persons at state secretariat after the eight-member Cabinet sub-committee meeting and said that state government would never compromise with fees reimbursement programme instead it will execute the scheme launched by former chief minister Dr. Y. S. Rajshekar Reddy and promises done to the public.
He said the government would provide fee reimbursement on the basis of their eligibility. Those who were not eligible would not benefit from the fee reimbursement. Social Welfare Minister stated that they had exchanged views with some college administrations to assess the eligibility of the students for fee reimbursement and a discussion would also be conducted publicly with more college administrations and student unions at Jubilee hall. Government would provide a separate Proforma for issuing income certificate and had directed all revenue officers to submit it by entering complete details of other sources of income. Strict actions would be taken against those entering wrong information about the income, He said.
Mr. Subhash Chandra Bose said ‘at present 1800 crore Rs. are needed for fee reimbursement. Last month Rs. 500 crores were paid and further 500 crores Rs would be issued next month in the first week of July and remaining 800 crores Rs would be provided afterwards. From the 500 crore Rs. issued last month 108 crore Rs. have already reached the educational institutions. Besides this to ensure early access to these amounts government is introducing “online internet banking method” with which the amount will reach the concerned persons within 20 days. Reacting to the announcement of indefinite hunger strike to begin from june 25 by Mr. R. Krishnaiah president A B Backward Classes Sangham, Social Welfare Minister made a fervent appeal to understand the situation of the state and to avoid imposing unfair allegations on chief minister and to withdraw the announcement of strike and said state’s financial position is poor because of the heavy flood, drought, regional protest and riots during the last one year.
——-Siasat News