While the state government is busy finalizing modalities for financial assistance to students of Telangana (FAST), the High Court’s directive asking it to spell out the sanctity of its proposal for making 1956 as the cut-off year for considering nativity, has left students confused. The confusion over the smooth implementation of FAST scheme has again prevailed among the students and parents after the fresh development.
The Telangana government has introduced this scheme with an intention to assist students belonging to the state financially, but the proposed criterion has left several students unhappy. The High Court has asked the State government to file its reply within three weeks. One of the proposed conditions was that students needed to present proof of their parents’ origin in Telangana region before 1956. This proposal drew flak from several quarters of society, including students and political leaders.
A under graduate student Syed Jaffer said that he was expecting this scheme to be less complicated and easy, but it proved out to be confusing. He said, “I am not sure whether I can be benefit from this scheme.” This has created a lot of confusion among the student community and most of the poor students were continuing their studies without any financial assistance from state government, he added. Another student K Satyanaryana whose father was from Rayalaseema region said that it would deprive students like him for no reason, though born and brought up in Telangana.
He said, “I was born in Telangana and will remain local as per the constitutional provisions and cannot be considered non-local just because my parents don’t belong to Telangana.” Interestingly, this directive of the Court could possibly worry the state government more than any one. Any change in the proposed 1956 benchmark would change the shape of the whole scheme as TS government wanted to filter out families that moved in to Telangana, especially Hyderabad from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions.
Sources in the government revealed that a meeting could be conducted with the Education Minister, Chief Secretary and other officials concerned soon to take a final call on the issue. It is to be remembered that some education experts from Telangana had suggested putting 1975 as the benchmark, instead of 1956. They opined that 1975 could be more reasonable and rational for any such scheme from the state government.
A under graduate student Syed Jaffer said that he was expecting this scheme to be less complicated and easy, but it proved out to be confusing. He said, “I am not sure whether I can be benefit from this scheme.” This has created a lot of confusion among the student community and most of the poor students were continuing their studies without any financial assistance from state government, he added. Another student K Satyanaryana whose father was from Rayalaseema region said that it would deprive students like him for no reason, though born and brought up in Telangana.
He said, “I was born in Telangana and will remain local as per the constitutional provisions and cannot be considered non-local just because my parents don’t belong to Telangana.” Interestingly, this directive of the Court could possibly worry the state government more than any one. Any change in the proposed 1956 benchmark would change the shape of the whole scheme as TS government wanted to filter out families that moved in to Telangana, especially Hyderabad from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions.
Sources in the government revealed that a meeting could be conducted with the Education Minister, Chief Secretary and other officials concerned soon to take a final call on the issue. It is to be remembered that some education experts from Telangana had suggested putting 1975 as the benchmark, instead of 1956. They opined that 1975 could be more reasonable and rational for any such scheme from the state government.
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