Kothagudem:Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists staged a dharna at the district collectorate here on Friday demanding the State government to address the issues in the field of education.
The dharna was staged to highlight problems identified during the nine day jatha and for their redress. Nowhere in the district tenders for food provision for KGBVs were issued, menu was not followed in 60 percent ashram and 80 percent ashram schools have no functioning water plants, he said.
He wanted the government to increase menu charges for the students studying in the welfare hostels. Rs 5000 for the pre-matric students, Rs 10,000 for the post-matric students and mid-day meal scheme in the Government Junior Colleges.
The problems identified by the jatha team would be presented in the form of a booklet to the Collector and ITDA PO, he added. SFI district president G Pavan, State Committee member Sandra Bhupender, district vice president B Abhimanyu and others took part in the protest.