Fee payment charges are pushing students into destitution in Andhra, says Jagan

Colleges are pressuring students to pay fees and threatening to prevent them from appearing for exams, alleges YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. | Photo credit: File Photo

In a post on X on Friday, Mr. Jagan said students had taken to the streets, alleging that non-payment of college fees had driven a student to resort to the extreme step. He claimed that similar incidents had taken place in the same college in the past.

Putting the dues under the two schemes at ₹12,400 crore, Mr. Jagan said 13 quarters of Vidya Deevena payments, amounting to ₹9,100 crore at ₹700 crore per quarter, would be due by the end of the academic year. Another ₹3,300 crore was pending under Vasathi Deevena for April 2024, 2025 and 2026.

He said the government had paid only ₹2,800 crore in two installments, leaving more than ₹9,600 crore unpaid.

He alleged that colleges were pressuring students to pay fees and threatening to prevent them from appearing for examinations or to withhold certificates. Some students interrupted their education or took up jobs, while others faced serious difficulties, he said.

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