Telangana Private Colleges Stay Shut as FATHI Demands Rs 5,000 Crore, Sets Exam Boycott
The standoff centers on unpaid fee reimbursements that FATHI says total about Rs 10,000 crore.
Overview
- Private professional institutions say they will not reopen until at least 50% of fee-reimbursement arrears are paid.
- FATHI pegs dues at roughly Rs 10,000 crore and asks for Rs 5,000 crore now with the balance in 10 monthly installments.
- The state has formed a Trust Bank committee with a three-month window; FATHI wants banking and finance experts and a one-month deadline.
- Protests escalate with a teachers’ meet at LB Stadium on November 8 and a ‘Maha Students’ Rally’ to the Secretariat on November 11 that organizers say could draw 10 lakh participants.
- The federation has announced a boycott of JNTUH B.Pharmacy exams on November 9 and is also seeking the transfer of Education Department official A. Sridevasena, while a Union minister criticized the state’s approach.