The Telangana government has reduced Dasara holidays for polytechnics to three days. The TP JAC alleges the move is retaliation for protests against GO 97, which proposed merging polytechnics with Young India Skills University under a public-private partnership.
The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee has opposed the proposed merger of polytechnic colleges with the Young India Skills University, alleging that college assets could be used for commercial purposes and warning that the move may affect approvals and affordable technical education.
Protests by polytechnic students intensified across Telangana against the merger of polytechnics with Young India Skill University. The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee urged the government to safeguard diploma education, staff service conditions, and students’ prospects.
