Hyderabad: The state government is set to unveil a revamped diet menu for students in government residential schools and welfare hostels on Saturday. The new menu rollout follows a significant 40 per cent hike in mess charges across all residential schools and welfare hostels, marking the first such increase in eight years. In addition to the diet charges revision, Revanth …
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed Andhra Pradesh government to formulate guidelines to protect girls staying in welfare hostels of the state. A single judge bench of justice N. Harinath issued the directive while hearing a petition filed by K. Sankaraiah, who worked at the AP Social Welfare Residential School in Gutti. He pointed out that if staff members …
HYDERABAD: More than 8.7 lakh students belonging to the SC, ST, BC and minorities categories residing in state-run welfare hostels are waiting for Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to discuss the appalling conditions in their hostels and find a quick solution. The National Backward Classes Welfare Association had been undertaking agitation programmes along with students to bring pressure on the …
The temples of education that were supposed to uplift the suppressed aspirations of the poor from darkness are themselves plunging into darkness, mostly due to lack of funds and neglect. Some come from lower middle-class backgrounds as well, given the quality and free education assured in the backward classes welfare, scheduled caste welfare, tribal welfare and minority welfare schools and …
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Wednesday that all government hostels in the state will be modernized under the Nadu-Nedu programme in a year's time, so as to provide good accommodation to students. An action plan is needed for integrated development of the SC-ST-BC-Minorities welfare hostels along with Gurukul schools. This year, all Gurukuls and hostels should …