Lokesh dares Opposition to debate fee reimbursement arrears in Andhra Pradesh

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Minister for Human Resource Development Nara Lokesh

Minister for Human Resource Development Nara Lokesh

Minister for Human Resource Development Nara Lokesh connected Tuesday said helium was acceptable to statement with Opposition leaders connected the contented of interest reimbursement.

Speaking successful the Legislative Council, Mr. Lokesh stated that the YSR Congress Party had near unpaid arrears of ₹4,000 crore related to pupil interest reimbursement. Responding to this, Leader of the Opposition successful the Council Botcha Satyanarayana denied the claim. Mr. Lokesh reiterated that helium was acceptable for a statement connected the matter.

He noted that the ruling TDP-led conjugation authorities had already released ₹1,200 crore for 2024-25 and promised to wide the remaining ₹1,400 crore wrong 3 months. He questioned wherefore the YSRCP had not raised the contented successful the Business Advisory Committee gathering and accused it of misleading the House. Mr. Lokesh besides reminded Mr. Satyanarayana that his enactment members had staged a walkout during an earlier league erstwhile a statement connected acquisition was held. He added that 12 lakh students had dropped retired of authorities schools during the YSRCP’s rule.

Referring to the ‘Thalli ki Vandanam’ scheme, the Minister said 66.57 lakh students had benefitted truthful far. He explained that the ₹2,000 deduction per pupil was being utilized to amended schoolhouse infrastructure, sanitation, management, and fortify the wide learning ecosystem.

On Dr. YSR Architecture and Fine Arts University successful Kadapa, Mr. Lokesh said admissions had begun successful 2020-21 without due approvals, creating hardships for the archetypal 2 batches of students. He said the erstwhile government’s decisions had caused the crisis, which the existent double-engine authorities aimed to resoluteness done Central involution by August this year.

Regarding teacher recruitment and schoolhouse reforms, Mr. Lokesh highlighted that the authorities had achieved the “One Class-One Teacher” inaugural successful 9,600 superior schools, compared to conscionable 1,200 schools nether the erstwhile G.O. 117. He noted that nary different authorities successful the state had implemented it connected this scale. The authorities is besides focusing connected Guaranteed Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) successful authorities schools, with an accent connected learning outcomes and motivation education.

Published - September 23, 2025 07:20 p.m. IST

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