GVS demands action against errant corporate Inter colleges

Tirupati: The Girijana Vidyarthi Samakhya (GVS) activists led by its founder president Vadithya Sankar Naik took out a rally in the city on Monday, demanding that the government should instruct Intermediate Board authorities toact against the unrecognised corporate educational institutions for collecting hefty fees from students illegally.

The rally winded at the office of the Regional Inspection Officer, Intermediate Board where they activists staged a dharna. Addressing the gathering, Sankar Naik said that many corporate Intermediate colleges in the city are running without recognition and also collecting huge fees but the authorities bowing to pressuresturned a blind eye on the colleges violating rules.

Further, many of the Intermediate colleges run by the corporates have no clearance from the Fire department and Municipal Corporation of Tirupati on the safety measures inplace in the colleges endangering scores of children studying while most of them have no lab, playground or any other facilities for students to take part in extracurricular activities.

Besides, many corporate colleges like Chaitanya and Narayana are admitting students more than permitted number whilemost of the are not having adequate basic facilities like toilets, play ground etc.

He said GVS will intensify the stir if the Intermediate authorities failed to act on the errant corporate colleges and ensureproper facilities, safety and security. Later, a delegation of GVS leaders led by Naik submitted a representationto RIO Munaiah, seeking action on the corporate colleges violating rules and regulation.