Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Students Islamic Organisation of India urged the state government to ensure full utilisation of SIO Telangana education funds allocations ahead of the 2026–27 state budget.
The organisation called for prioritising education, student welfare and youth development in the upcoming financial plan. It said proper use of SIO Telangana education funds was essential to strengthen public education infrastructure and improve learning outcomes.
SIO Telangana stated that previous state budgets announced significant allocations for education and minority welfare. However, it said a considerable portion of these funds remained underutilised or faced delays in implementation.
The organisation emphasised that timely utilisation of funds would help improve facilities in schools and educational institutions.
SIO Telangana also raised concern over delays in scholarship payments under the Tuition Fee Reimbursement and Maintenance Fee schemes.
It said thousands of students across Telangana had been affected due to the pending payments. Therefore, it urged the government to immediately clear the dues and introduce a transparent system for timely scholarship disbursement.
SIO Telangana education funds demand highlights teacher shortage
The organisation also highlighted the need for educational equity through effective enforcement of provisions in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
It specifically referred to Section 12(1)(c), which mandates 25 percent reservation for disadvantaged students in private schools.
According to SIO Telangana, proper implementation of this provision could create nearly 90,000 seats each year for underprivileged students in Telangana.
The student organisation also noted that a major portion of the education budget currently went towards salaries. As a result, limited funds remained for teacher training, infrastructure development and academic innovation.
SIO Telangana further raised concerns over teacher shortages in government institutions.
It demanded faster recruitment through the DSC process, especially for Urdu medium schools. The organisation pointed out that while 1,183 Urdu medium posts were announced under DSC-2024, only 517 were being filled.
Consequently, about 666 posts would remain vacant if the current plan continued.
The organisation also flagged faculty shortages in state universities. It said only about 753 faculty members were working against 2,878 sanctioned posts.
According to SIO Telangana state president Mohd Faraz Ahmed, delays in scholarships and teacher recruitment directly affected students’ academic prospects.
He said the government must ensure transparent and timely utilisation of SIO Telangana education funds in the upcoming budget.
The organisation urged the state government to make the 2026–27 budget a turning point for education by improving fund utilisation, welfare schemes and recruitment in educational institutions.