AndhraneedSCS Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Good Point. I think some vets are very good but we also have scrap people who just are selfish. We need to encourage good vets. 1 Quote
andhra_jp Posted March 6 Author Report Posted March 6 No end in sight for veterinary students’ protests over stipend Tirupati : The fight for fair stipends at Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) shows no signs of slowing down, as students continue their indefinite strike despite government inaction. For 24 days, they have boycotted academic activities, with a relay hunger strike running for 20 days straight, underscoring their mounting frustration. At the heart of their demand is a long-overdue revision of stipends, which have remained un-changed for 13 years. Undergraduate interns currently receive Rs 7,000 per month, postgradu-ate students Rs 9,000, and PhD scholars Rs 10,000 — figures they argue are unfairly low com-pared to medical students in similar-duration courses who earn over Rs 20,000. The protesters are calling for a substantial hike to Rs 25,000, Rs 50,000, and Rs 75,000, respectively. Despite multiple appeals, including a meeting with animal husbandry minister K Atchannaidu on February 6, students say they have received nothing but vague assurances. Memories of a similar protest in 2022, which ended with unfulfilled promises, have only fuelled their determination. The protesting students were saying that they are not in a position to believe any oral assurance but decisive orders. A team of university officials, including vice-chancellor Dr J V Ramana, attempted to persuade the students to call off their protest, but their efforts were met with firm resistance. With no formal response from the government, students have reached out to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, and Minister N Lokesh, yet their pleas remain un-answered. The students have even dismissed allegations that they were acting with some political mo-tives, saying that their fight is for their just demands in which there is no room for any politics. With the government showing no urgency, students have warned of an intensified protest if a formal order approving the stipend hike is not issued soon. Quote
andhra_jp Posted March 13 Author Report Posted March 13 Will continue protests till internship stipend is increased, say NTR college veterinary students BVSc students at NTR College of Veterinary Science protest for internship stipend hike, seeking support from government officials Students pursuing Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) at the NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, continued their protests, which began in the first week of February, for a hike in their internship stipend. None of the students have been attending their classes since February 1 and the protest would continue until their demand for hike in their internship stipend from ₹7,000 to ₹25,906 is met, said a student, requesting anonymity. The students had earlier met Human Resource Development Minister N. Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan to seek their support. “However, there has been no response from the government on our demand so far,” the student said. Helpless, a six-member group submitted their petition to NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha during the Public Grievance Redressal System on Monday (March 10, 2025). The veterinary science students have been staging protests across the four branches, including Gannavaram, Proddatur, Garividi and Tirupati, falling under the purview of Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Tirupati, since February 1, demanding that their internship stipend be fixed on a par with that of medical students. BVSc is a five-and-a-half year course. The students undergo one year of internship after their final year is completed. According to information, students belonging to all the five academic years have not been attending classes for the past 35 days in the four colleges. “Why is the government biased against us? Why is no one responding to our protests? No one has sought to resolve the issue,” one of the students, observing relay fast on the Gannavaram campus, said. Over the past 35 days, the students have been observing relay fast every day, organising activities such as blood donation and food distribution on all the four campuses. They said the protests would continue until their demands are met. Meanwhile, SVVU Vice-Chancellor J.V. Ramana said the State government was looking into the issue and that the students could expect a Government Order regarding the stipend hike soon. “However, we cannot say how much the hike would be. All the academic classes, lost during the month of February, would be rescheduled,” he said. Quote
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