After the government promises to refund Rs 600 cr in unpaid fees, Telangana PVT colleges halt their strike.

On Monday, September 15, Telangana's private professional institutions ended their indefinite protest after the state government promised to disburse Rs 600 crore right away for free reimbursement arrears. The breakthrough occurred amid negotiations between the Federation of Associations of Telangana Higher Education (FATHI) leaders and the state government on Monday evening.Leading the group of ministers in the discussions with FATHI representatives was Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who declared that the government has reacted favorably to the issues facing college administrations and the future of the students enrolled in these institutions."The government decided to immediately release Rs 600 crore towards fee reimbursement arrears for which tokens were issued, despite the fact that it is a financial burden," he stated. The Finance portfolio's owner, Vikramarka, promised that outstanding debts would be paid off gradually.

A committee would be established to rationalize the fee refund mechanism, the Deputy CM said, accusing the previous BRS government of causing massive unpaid debts. Following the discovery, several colleges' administrations declared that classes will resume on Tuesday.On Monday, the engineering, pharmaceutical, nursing, MBA, MCA, and B.Ed. colleges all went on indefinite strike. FATHI sent a notification to Prof. V. Balakista Reddy, the chairman of the Telangana Council of Higher Education, on September 12.The Federation claims that there are still unpaid fee reimbursement arrears totaling Rs 10,000 crore. It stated that the government would reevaluate its decision to permanently close the colleges if it released Rs. 1,200 crore related to tokens that had already been issued.The matter was not resolved during the first round of negotiations between the government and representatives of the college management on Sunday. They did, however, agree to have more discussions.