‘Nearly 20 lakh students awaiting fee reimbursement’

'Almost 20 lakh students awaiting fee reimbursement' Published – August 21, 2026 12: 22 am IST – HYDERABAD.

Key points

• Rao remarked almost 20 lakh students were awaiting fee reimbursement.
• According to He further, students and their parents were undergoing severe financial and mental stress as they were unable to pay tuition fees.
• His absence proves that he has no faith in democratic debate, Mr.

BJP State president N. Ramchander Rao on Thursday cautioned that the party would intensify its agitation against the Revanth Reddy administration until fee reimbursement dues and scholarships are published to eligible students without further delay.

"If the government continues to play with the future of students by withholding fee reimbursement and scholarship funds, we will stand with the students and continue our agitation until it relents and releases the necessary funds, " he asserted during a protest demonstration organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in Karimnagar, demanding the immediate release of pending dues.

Mr. Rao alleged that while the previous BRS administration had left almost ₹8, 000 crore in fee reimbursement dues pending, the present Congress administration was additionally acting negligently by failing to release funds. He remarked the State Cabinet had decided to release ₹2, 000 crore in advance towards fee reimbursement only after being pulled up by the High Court, but went on that not a single rupee had been published so far.

Expressing concern over the matter, Mr. Rao remarked almost 20 lakh students were awaiting fee reimbursement. Due to the delay in release of funds, college managements were struggling to pay faculty salaries. It was affecting the functioning of educational institutions, he remarked.

According to He further, students and their parents were undergoing severe financial and mental stress as they were unable to pay tuition fees. BJYM State president Ganesh Kunde and other party leaders additionally addressed the gathering.

Meanwhile, in Hyderabad, BJP Legislature Party leader A. Maheshwar Reddy continued his attack on Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy over alleged fraudulent land deals and for not accepting his challenge for an open debate at the Legislative Assembly media point on the matter.

"The Minister stayed away since he is guilty. His absence proves that he has no faith in democratic debate, " Mr. Maheshwar Reddy alleged, reiterating his demand for the Minister's resignation instead of making "scapegoats" of junior officers. The BJP would take the matter to the residents and continue its fight until a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged land transactions was conducted.

Taken together, the developments around 'Nearly 20 lakh students awaiting fee reimbursement' point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.