VIJAYAWADA: Lambasting the TDP-led NDA government, YSRCP President and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the current dispensation of neglecting all sectors and not clearing fee reimbursement dues, which he claimed had a severe impact on the students.
Taking to the social media platform ‘X’ on Sunday, the former chief minister alleged, “The coalition government is playing with the lives of students by not paying the fee reimbursement for the last three quarters, forcing them to quit education. I am deeply saddened by the news that a student from J Panguluru in Ongole district has become a labourer as he was unable to pay the fee.”
Jagan claimed that all sectors in the State appear to have taken a regressive path after Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s ascension to power.
“Especially, the education sector is severely affected without Amma Vodi, English medium, TOEFL from third standard, subject teachers, CBSE to IB, tabs to Class VIII students, Nadu-Nedu, and other initiatives, affecting both students and their parents,” he asserted. “During our regime, we deposited money into the accounts of mothers quarterly for various schemes. During the previous academic year until December, Rs 12,609 crore was deposited for the Vidya Devena scheme alone. As we believe that only education can change the fate of generations, we spent Rs 18,000 crore on the two schemes. The amount for the January-March quarter could not be paid as the TDP-BJP-JSP combine had raised objections with the Election Commission. The ruling coalition government did not pay after assuming office in June,” he claimed.
Furthermore, Jagan alleged that the newly formed government failed to clear pending dues as there has been no response regarding the payments for the April-June and July-September quarters, and now, the October-December quarter is also coming to an end.
