Overview
- FATHI shut roughly 1,500 professional and degree colleges statewide, saying classes will resume only if Rs 5,000 crore is released against arrears nearing Rs 10,000 crore.
- College associations say the government promised Rs 1,200 crore by Deepavali but released Rs 300 crore, prompting the strike and district-level demonstrations.
- The government ordered Vigilance & Enforcement inspections of institutions receiving post-matric scholarship funds with support from multiple police and anti-corruption agencies, and reports cite planned raids over suspected diversion of funds.
- Mass actions are scheduled, including a staff rally of about 30,000 at L.B. Stadium on November 8 and a 'Chalo Secretariat' march involving roughly 10 lakh students on November 11.
- Academic disruption is escalating, with JNTU-Hyderabad reporting around 88% absenteeism in BPharm exams and most scheduled colleges not conducting tests.