Annamalai, Poyyamozhi spar over educational fund allocation
15 hours, 19 minutes ago

Annamalai, Poyyamozhi spar over educational fund allocation

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Denying charges over allocation of funds for the education department, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi dismissed the allegations that internet bills for district education offices have not been paid leading to suspension of connections. “Despite the centre’s failure to release funds, Tamil Nadu has ensured the welfare of two lakh teachers and 43 lakh students by not delaying salaries or other expenditures,” he said. His reply came in response to allegations from various quarters, including Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai who on Sunday alleged through a post on social media that the state education department failed to pay internet bills for 385 district education offices, disrupting student services and delaying teacher salary processing. Citing the Comptroller and Auditor General report, Annamalai had claimed that Tamil Nadu is burdened with Rs 8.5 lakh crore of debt and questioned the utilisation of these funds.

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TN Assembly speaker Appavu slams PM Modi for neglecting flood-hit Tamil Nadu, unfair fund allocation
2 weeks, 4 days ago

TN Assembly speaker Appavu slams PM Modi for neglecting flood-hit Tamil Nadu, unfair fund allocation

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: Assembly Speaker M Appavu alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet ministers were watching a film while people in Tamil Nadu were suffering due to the recent floods. After attending an event in Tirunelveli on Wednesday, Appavu told the media that the union government was treating Tamil Nadu and Kerala unfairly in allocating NDRF funds, while favouring …

Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, Nara Lokesh clash over student fee reimbursement dues
4 weeks ago

Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, Nara Lokesh clash over student fee reimbursement dues

India Today  

The YSR Congress Party has raised strong objections to the coalition government’s handling of the education sector, alleging that students are suffering due to stalled welfare schemes. Speaking to the media on Monday, YSRCP spokesperson Jupudi Prabhakar Rao demanded the immediate clearance of pending fee reimbursement dues, which have left students unable to retrieve their certificates from college managements. He …

Jagan Mohan Reddy failed students, Rs 6,500 crore education dues: Nara Lokesh
4 weeks ago

Jagan Mohan Reddy failed students, Rs 6,500 crore education dues: Nara Lokesh

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh accused the previous government of burdening the state with Rs 6,500 crore in dues, affecting students and the education sector. Responding sharply to former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s statements on X, Lokesh criticised the previous administration’s “waste governance”, claiming it failed to fulfil promises of fee reimbursement. Lokesh, who is also Chief Minister …

Lokesh Slams YSRC for Not Clearing Dues of Rs 6,500 Crore in Education Sector
4 weeks ago

Lokesh Slams YSRC for Not Clearing Dues of Rs 6,500 Crore in Education Sector

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh has slammed the previous government for “not clearing dues for various schemes including students' fee-reimbursement worth Rs 6,500 crore.” In reaction to the criticism from former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy that the TD-led-state government was ignoring the interests of students, Lokesh accused the YSRC rule of being the worst governance. Lokesh …

FIR against 3 MP teachers who didn’t go to school, hired pvt persons to teach
1 month ago

FIR against 3 MP teachers who didn’t go to school, hired pvt persons to teach

Hindustan Times  

SAGAR: A first information report has been filed against two government school teachers and a cluster academic coordinator in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on charges that the teachers stayed away from school and hired private persons to teach students in their place, police said on Wednesday. Instructions have been issued to MP schools to put up photographs of the teachers …

Why is Tamil Nadu’s education funding on hold? | Explained
3 months ago

Why is Tamil Nadu’s education funding on hold? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Tamil Nadu is yet to receive this year’s funds from the Union government under the flagship education scheme Samagra Shiksha. Stalin accused the Centre of imposing a prerequisite for the fund’s disbursal, namely, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for another Centrally- In March 2024, the State gave an undertaking that it would do so, …

CM Flays Union Govt for Denying Funds
3 months, 1 week ago

CM Flays Union Govt for Denying Funds

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin wondered if the Union Government planned to promote quality education and equality by denying funds to the best performing States under the Samagra Shiksha scheme for their refusal to bow to the forced implementation of the National Education Policy. In message on X, Stalin, who is now in Chicago as part of his official …

Tamil Nadu minister Anbil Mahesh dares governor to check state's quality of education
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu minister Anbil Mahesh dares governor to check state's quality of education

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY: In a rebuttal to Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi’s claim that the state’s school syllabus was uncompetitive and below par, school education minister Anbil Mahesh challenged the governor to engage with students preparing for competitive exams in state syllabus to understand the reality. Governor Ravi had earlier sparked a controversy by giving a thumbs-down to on Tamil Nadu’s …

Tamil Nadu CM Urges Modi to Release Smagra Shiksha Funds
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM Urges Modi to Release Smagra Shiksha Funds

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite the release of pending grants under Smagra Shiksha scheme and delink the fund release from an issue that required further deliberations, Chief Minister M K Stalin said the withholding of funds would severely impact the education of millions of children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their teachers. Pointing out that the non-release of …

Strict action against educational institutions taking fees from girls from lower income families
5 months ago

Strict action against educational institutions taking fees from girls from lower income families

Hindustan Times  

Following complaints from students, higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil has made it plain that strict action will be taken against those colleges and universities that charge education- and examination- fees from girls coming from families with an annual income of less than ₹8 lakh. A meeting was held at Mantralaya wherein Patil said that strict action will be …

‘Tamil Nadu spending big on the welfare of Adi Dravidar and tribal communities’
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Tamil Nadu spending big on the welfare of Adi Dravidar and tribal communities’

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday listed the welfare schemes being implemented by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department in the past three years. The government had allocated ₹2,992.57 crore during 2024-25 to the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department and ₹2,252.51 crore was earmarked for educational programmes. A total of 54 youths from Adi Dravidar and tribal communities …

10 schools in Madhya Pradesh ordered to return ₹65 crore fees illegally collected from students
5 months, 1 week ago

10 schools in Madhya Pradesh ordered to return ₹65 crore fees illegally collected from students

The Hindu  

The authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district have directed ten private schools to refund about ₹65 crore charged extra as tuition fees from more than 81,000 students over seven academic sessions, an official said on July 11. The schools had hiked tuition fees in violation of the law, said Jabalpur District Education Officer Ghanshyam Soni. The district-level committee set up …

Large number of students fail to enrol for higher education: AICTE chief TG Sitharam
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Large number of students fail to enrol for higher education: AICTE chief TG Sitharam

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: All India Council for Technical Education chairman TG Sitharam on Tuesday expressed concern over the huge gap in the number of students enrolling for higher education. Delivering his speech at the 44th convocation of Anna University, Sitharam said nearly 26.5 crore students are enrolled in schools in the country, however the enrolment is only about 4.3 crore in higher …

Tamil Nadu on Top in Higher Education
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu on Top in Higher Education

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin’s visionary schemes aimed at promoting education have enabled the State to finish on top by achieving a 49 per cent GER as per the All India Survey on Higher Education and the pushing up the percentage of girls from government schools enrolling for higher education to 34 per cent. The surge in girls continuing …

Interview | Su. Venkatesan: ‘The BJP is using Tamil as a weapon to fool people’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Interview | Su. Venkatesan: ‘The BJP is using Tamil as a weapon to fool people’

The Hindu  

The Madurai MP talks about the Modi government’s ill-treatment of Tamil Nadu, issues such as language politics and educational initiatives, and more. Venkatesan of the CPI, who has consistently drawn attention to issues of State rights, Hindi imposition, tax devolution, and so on in the Lok Sabha told Frontline, “The BJP is using Tamil as a weapon to fool people, …

Madras varsity staff may not get salary as I-T deducts Rs 12.5 crore from frozen bank accounts
10 months ago

Madras varsity staff may not get salary as I-T deducts Rs 12.5 crore from frozen bank accounts

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The University of Madras may not be able to pay salaries of teachers and other officials at the end of this month as the Income Tax department has deducted Rs 12.5 crore from the frozen accounts of the institution, said the Joint Action Committee of University of Madras Professors and Officials Welfare Associations. The income tax department two weeks …

Tamil Nadu Presents Rs 49,278.73 crore Deficit Budget
10 months ago

Tamil Nadu Presents Rs 49,278.73 crore Deficit Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday presented a Rs 49,278.73 crore deficit budget for the year 2024-25. State finance minister Thangam Thennarasu said the state’s growth was higher than that of the national GDP, which was a positive sign, and that the growth advantage was expected to continue in the next year. Addressing the state Assembly, he said the …

Tamil Nadu Today | State Budget tabled in Assembly
10 months ago

Tamil Nadu Today | State Budget tabled in Assembly

The Hindu  

Budget 2024 | Key takeaways and reactions Presenting his first Budget as the Finance Minister in this DMK regime, Thangam Thennarasu announced many welfare schemes and expansion of flagship programmes at the Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai. Criticising the Budget announcements, AIADMK leader Edappadi Palaniswami called it a mirage while BJP leader K. Annamalai said the Tamil Nadu government has …

T.N. Budget 2024 | ₹1,000 a month for boys who have studied in government schools, to pursue higher education
10 months ago

T.N. Budget 2024 | ₹1,000 a month for boys who have studied in government schools, to pursue higher education

The Hindu  

Following the success of the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Pudhumai Penn Scheme, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday, February 19, 2024 announced the ‘Tamizh Pudhalvan’ scheme to benefit boys, who have studied in government schools from classes 6 to 12, by providing them with financial assistance of ₹1,000 a month in their bank accounts for their higher education. Finance Minister Thangam …

Parents Seek Government Help Against Private Schools Forcible Fee Collection
1 year, 1 month ago

Parents Seek Government Help Against Private Schools Forcible Fee Collection

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Parents Association of Andhra Pradesh has raised concerns over alleged forced collection of fees by certain educational institutions, despite the government's deadline for the fee submission under Jagananna Vidya Deevena being November 24. In letters addressed to the state education minister and Andhra Pradesh High Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission chairman, PAAP has called upon the government to intervene …

CM to release Rs 680.44 crore under Jagananna Vidya Deevena today
1 year, 3 months ago

CM to release Rs 680.44 crore under Jagananna Vidya Deevena today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will be simultaneously depositing Rs 680.44 crore, under the Jagananna Vidya Deevena, into the bank accounts of 8,44,336 mothers of 9,32,235 students for the quarter April-June, 2023 in Nagari of Chittoor district on Monday. Monday’s deposits will ensure that Rs 15,593 crore have been the total deposits under ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’ and ‘Jagananna …

9.8 lakh students to benefit from total fee reimbursement programme by AP govt
1 year, 9 months ago

9.8 lakh students to benefit from total fee reimbursement programme by AP govt

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday released Rs 699 crore under a government programme for entire fee reimbursement to qualified students enrolled in a range of courses. The Jagananna Vidya Deevena programme will benefit as many as 9.8 lakh students enrolled in ITI, polytechnic, degree, engineering, medical, and other professional programmes for the quarter of October to …

Education sector not given enough funds, say UTF leaders
1 year, 9 months ago

Education sector not given enough funds, say UTF leaders

The Hindu  

Cut in allocation an indication of march towards privatisation of education sector in the days to come, they allege Leaders of the Andhra Pradesh United Teachers’ Federation on Thursday said “inadequate budget allocation indicates privatisation of the education sector in the days to come”. Prasad said development of the education sector would not be possible with allocation of only 10.6 …

Andhra Pradesh spends Rs 30,000 crore a year for education: Minister
1 year, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh spends Rs 30,000 crore a year for education: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Education Minister Botsa Satyanarayana said that the state government has been spending Rs 30,000 crore a year for education in Andhra Pradesh. “Students are being given training in computer courses in view of their bright future.” He said chief minister Jagan Reddy has introduced several changes in the education system. Endowment minister and deputy chief minister Kottu Sayanarayana said …

State owes private schools ₹1,200 crore towards RTE fees
1 year, 11 months ago

State owes private schools ₹1,200 crore towards RTE fees

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A day after the state education minister announced in the ongoing assembly winter session about making a ₹200-crore provision from the budget for the Right to Education, private schools in Maharashtra have raised their concern about the non-payment of earlier RTE fees, amounting to a whopping ₹1,200 crore. HT Image “The government owes a refund of around ₹1,200 crore …

5 lakh to be Educated Under National Literacy Programme: TN Minister
2 years ago

5 lakh to be Educated Under National Literacy Programme: TN Minister

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Friday that the state would educate 5 lakh individuals under the National Literacy programme. Stalin has allocated Rs 9.83 crore under the National Literacy Programme in Tamil Nadu for providing basic literacy programmes including reading and writing for children and adults alike. The Tamil Nadu school education minister said …

TN Schools not Being Able to Carry out Maintenance Work due to Funds Delay
2 years, 1 month ago

TN Schools not Being Able to Carry out Maintenance Work due to Funds Delay

News 18  

The delay in releasing funds from the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan has led to schools in Tamil Nadu not being able to properly carry out maintenance work before the onset of the monsoon which is slated to arrive in the state on Saturday. The funds are used for maintenance works, including minor repairs in the schools buildings, installing drinking water facilities, …

Rs 1,120 crore released for Nadu-Nedu in schools this fiscal, says Jagan
2 years, 2 months ago

Rs 1,120 crore released for Nadu-Nedu in schools this fiscal, says Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Thursday that a total of Rs 1120 crore was released for rejuvenation of schools under the Nadu-Nedu programme this fiscal. During a review meeting of the Education Department, the CM asked education officials to take swift action on reports emanating from village secretariats about various issues related to the running of …

Jagan \'gifts\' Rs 694 crore in fee reimbursement to 11 lakh students
2 years, 4 months ago

Jagan \'gifts\' Rs 694 crore in fee reimbursement to 11 lakh students

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Strengthening the bond on Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Jagan Reddy on Thursday deposited the fee reimbursement funds of Rs 694 crore for the April-June quarter this year in the accounts of mothers of 11.02 lakh students. Jagan said total fee reimbursement was done on this festive day, and the money was deposited into the mothers’ bank accounts as part …

Andhra Pradesh: Multiple issues confronted students in Prakasam during Class X and Intermediate exams
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Multiple issues confronted students in Prakasam during Class X and Intermediate exams

The Hindu  

It’s not just the pandemic but several other factors too have contributed to the poor performance of students in the Class X and Intermediate results that were out recently, opine educationists here. Heavy syllabus, tough question papers, dull and drab online classes, switchover to English medium, inadequate teaching faculty and reforms in the education system without preparing the students for …

25K schools in AP to get Nadu Nedu facelift
2 years, 8 months ago

25K schools in AP to get Nadu Nedu facelift

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Renovation of 25,000 government schools estimated to cost Rs 11,267 crore in AP under the second phase of Nadu Nedu programme got a shot in the arm. He further instructed that two junior government colleges be ensured in every mandal, one each for boys and girls thus adding 468 junior government colleges. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy asked officials …

Tamil Nadu govt makes slew of education announcements, 10 new arts and science colleges coming up
2 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt makes slew of education announcements, 10 new arts and science colleges coming up

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu government plans to build ten new arts and science colleges across the state and will focus higher education on increasing enrollment, improving students' skills, and increasing their employability, according to state Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi, who spoke to the Assembly on Monday. The colleges would be built at a cost of Rs 166.5 crore, according to …

Tamil Nadu to Demolish 10,030 Dilapidated Govt School Buildings
2 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu to Demolish 10,030 Dilapidated Govt School Buildings

News 18  

The Tamil Nadu government will demolish a total of 10,030 dilapidated government schools and replace them with new buildings, State School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said in Chennai on Wednesday. The minister, in a statement, said the government is poised for major development in the school education sector and smart classrooms will be built to make children familiar with …

TN Govt to Bear Cost of Govt School Students Who Get Admission in IIT, AIIMS
2 years, 9 months ago

TN Govt to Bear Cost of Govt School Students Who Get Admission in IIT, AIIMS

The Quint  

Tamil Nadu government announced on Friday, 18 March, that it will bear the cost of undergraduate education for students who study in government schools from Classes 6 to 12, if they get admission into premier higher education institutions like like IIT, IISc, and AIIMS. Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan introduced these initiatives on Friday, 18 March, while presented …

TN Govt to Bear Cost of Govt School Students Who Get Admission in IIT, AIIMS
2 years, 9 months ago

TN Govt to Bear Cost of Govt School Students Who Get Admission in IIT, AIIMS

The Quint  

Tamil Nadu government announced on Friday, 18 March, that it will bear the cost of undergraduate education for students who study in government schools from Classes 6 to 12, if they get admission into premier higher education institutions like like IIT, IISc, and AIIMS. Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan introduced these initiatives on Friday, 18 March, while presented …

TN Budget: Girls from govt. schools to get ₹1,000 a month till completion of higher education
2 years, 9 months ago

TN Budget: Girls from govt. schools to get ₹1,000 a month till completion of higher education

The Hindu  

The DMK government on Friday made two major announcements benefiting government school students -- it would provide a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 to all girl students, who studied from Class 6 to 12 in government schools, until the completion of their graduation or diploma and it would also bear the education expenses of both boys and girls from these schools …

Kerala Govt Announces Rs 2,000 Per Month, Free Education for Children Orphaned Due to Pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala Govt Announces Rs 2,000 Per Month, Free Education for Children Orphaned Due to Pandemic

News 18  

The Kerala government on Thursday announced ‘one-time’ financial support of Rs 3 lakh to the children left orphaned due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said immediate relief of Rs 2,000 per month will be issued to the children till they reach 18 years of age. Rs 2,000 per month will be given to these children till …

Meghalaya teachers sent postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding pending salaries
4 years ago

Meghalaya teachers sent postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding pending salaries

India Today  

Amid Covid-19, when educational institutions were closed all across the country, the majority of schools shifted their mode of teaching online so that students don’t have to stress through the tough times. In a similar case, thousands of school teachers of Meghalaya on Tuesday sent postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in releasing their salaries under the …

After Study Finds Andhra with Least Literacy, CM Jagan Reddy Takes Steps to Revamp Education
4 years, 3 months ago

After Study Finds Andhra with Least Literacy, CM Jagan Reddy Takes Steps to Revamp Education

News 18  

Amaravathi: After the National Statistical Office mentions Andhra Pradesh with the least literacy, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government has taken steps to improve the quality of education at government institutions and to incentivise education for students and parents. The state government has planned to disburse Rs 15,000 annually to every mother coming from BPL families for sending their children to …

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