Mohammed Younus/ Hyderabad : Student unions and groups are questioning the wisdom of State government for taking 1956 as a yardstick to determine nativity even for granting scholarships and reimbursement to the State students by changing the name of scheme to ‘Financial Assistance to Students of Telangana’ (FAST). Though the modalities of this new scheme are not yet completed, students and student unions said that the application process for the proposed scheme would be cumbersome if the primary inputs are to be believed.
Students will not only have to submit their birth and caste certificates, but also nativity certificates of their parents
As per the directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, the government officials are busy in designing its modalities. The CM has asked for the name of the fee reimbursement scheme to be changed to ‘Financial Assistance to Students of Telangana’ (FAST). This scheme aims at providing financial assistance to post matric Telangana students. As per the inputs from the Chief Minister’s Office, nativity will be determined basing on 1956 as reference year.
With this, students would not only have to submit their birth and caste certificates, but also nativity certificates of their parents. This yardstick would be used to decide the parents’ status as well as student’s eligibility. The CM reportedly asked the officials to form a committee with revenue officials in each mandal to verify the facts. But students say that if this is the case, procuring certificates on their own and those of their parents will be a very huge task. Student unions and groups said that state government should prepare a plan to ensure that there would not be any additional burden on the students and the scheme runs smoothly.
PDSU leader Gautham Prasad said that using 1956 as a reference year to determine nativity would create severe problems for students. He said, “State government itself doesn’t have the data beyond 1956. How can it ask students to procure such information?” He asked the government to work wisely and transparently for the benefit of students and revoke the proposed condition of 1956 for determining nativity. A student V Ashok Kumar, who recently qualified for the EAMCET examination, said that he appreciated setting up a separate scheme for Telangana students, but also wanted the criteria for applying to the scheme to be made easy.
He said that with the delay in counseling, several poor students were in despair and if new schemes also remain similar to those offered by the previous governments, a sense of apartheid would emerge within the student community. The amount of scholarship that would be granted, fee reimbursement structure and other details of the proposed scheme are yet to be decided and government must take a decision to this effect within a week or two.
Students will not only have to submit their birth and caste certificates, but also nativity certificates of their parents
As per the directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, the government officials are busy in designing its modalities. The CM has asked for the name of the fee reimbursement scheme to be changed to ‘Financial Assistance to Students of Telangana’ (FAST). This scheme aims at providing financial assistance to post matric Telangana students. As per the inputs from the Chief Minister’s Office, nativity will be determined basing on 1956 as reference year.
With this, students would not only have to submit their birth and caste certificates, but also nativity certificates of their parents. This yardstick would be used to decide the parents’ status as well as student’s eligibility. The CM reportedly asked the officials to form a committee with revenue officials in each mandal to verify the facts. But students say that if this is the case, procuring certificates on their own and those of their parents will be a very huge task. Student unions and groups said that state government should prepare a plan to ensure that there would not be any additional burden on the students and the scheme runs smoothly.
PDSU leader Gautham Prasad said that using 1956 as a reference year to determine nativity would create severe problems for students. He said, “State government itself doesn’t have the data beyond 1956. How can it ask students to procure such information?” He asked the government to work wisely and transparently for the benefit of students and revoke the proposed condition of 1956 for determining nativity. A student V Ashok Kumar, who recently qualified for the EAMCET examination, said that he appreciated setting up a separate scheme for Telangana students, but also wanted the criteria for applying to the scheme to be made easy.
He said that with the delay in counseling, several poor students were in despair and if new schemes also remain similar to those offered by the previous governments, a sense of apartheid would emerge within the student community. The amount of scholarship that would be granted, fee reimbursement structure and other details of the proposed scheme are yet to be decided and government must take a decision to this effect within a week or two.
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