SC and ST students, along with their parents, staged a sit-in at Suryapet Collectorate, demanding the immediate restoration of the Best Available School Scheme (BASS). The protest comes after Telangana government halted fee reimbursements, affecting nearly 25,000 students in private schools.

Suryapet: Students from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities staged a sit-in protest along with their parents on Thursday in front of the Suryapet Collectorate, demanding the immediate restoration of the Best Available School Scheme (BASS) .

People who took part in the demonstration, voiced their frustration with the Congress-led Telangana government’s decision to stop fee reimbursements for poor students enrolled in private schools. The private managements unable to meet the

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