Mohammed Younus/ Hyderabad : Leading educationists have asked both the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments to resolve the row over fee reimbursements to students amicably. Experts believe that both the governments must carve out a solution that is student- friendly and should act in a manner that does not affect education in both the States. The comments made by High Court on the decision of State government to ask for parent’s date of birth brought out up mixed responses from local educationists and students.
Student activists think that conditions set for the Telangana State government scheme Financial Assistance for the Students of Telangana (FAST) were dividing the student community and citizens of the same nation. Social scientist and educationist Prof Inukonda Tirumali said that the fee reimbursement issue was earlier a matter of convenience and now it had become a matter of law. He said, “When it’s a question of law, the government cannot differentiate amongst students on the basis of locality.” Advising the government to resolve the issue in a friendly manner, he said that around 40 per cent of students in Telangana belonged to Andhra Pradesh.
He however said that it was practically difficult to pay the fees of all students and wished the TS government had accepted the AP government’s offer to pay the fees of 40 per cent of students. The Telangana government had decided that 1956 would be seen as a cut-off year for parents of students who want to seek benefits of FAST scheme which was challenged in High Court by the two former ministers of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. High court has asked the TS government to file its reply in court and come clear on the issue within six weeks.
Educationist Prof Haragopal said that the controversy over the fee reimbursement and scholarships had nothing to do with students but had to be dealt with at the chief minister-level. He said that it was a complex issue and needed to be dealt in a much more critically. He said, “Though our citizenship is of an Indian, identity is not and the very bifurcation of the State was done for that purpose.”
Student activists think that conditions set for the Telangana State government scheme Financial Assistance for the Students of Telangana (FAST) were dividing the student community and citizens of the same nation. Social scientist and educationist Prof Inukonda Tirumali said that the fee reimbursement issue was earlier a matter of convenience and now it had become a matter of law. He said, “When it’s a question of law, the government cannot differentiate amongst students on the basis of locality.” Advising the government to resolve the issue in a friendly manner, he said that around 40 per cent of students in Telangana belonged to Andhra Pradesh.
He however said that it was practically difficult to pay the fees of all students and wished the TS government had accepted the AP government’s offer to pay the fees of 40 per cent of students. The Telangana government had decided that 1956 would be seen as a cut-off year for parents of students who want to seek benefits of FAST scheme which was challenged in High Court by the two former ministers of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. High court has asked the TS government to file its reply in court and come clear on the issue within six weeks.
Educationist Prof Haragopal said that the controversy over the fee reimbursement and scholarships had nothing to do with students but had to be dealt with at the chief minister-level. He said that it was a complex issue and needed to be dealt in a much more critically. He said, “Though our citizenship is of an Indian, identity is not and the very bifurcation of the State was done for that purpose.”
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