Hyderabad, Jan. 13 -- After protests and representations from the Telangana Senior Resident Doctors Association (TSRDA) and the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA), the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), on Monday, January 12, decided to scrap the Rs 15,000 rejoining fee for students returning from maternity leave.

The maternity leave will not be under regular leave and will be classified separately. Previously, more than 90-day leave was calculated under "Break of Study," with a penalty of Rs 15,000. This is no longer valid.

Principals and deans have been directed to allow students to rejoin and attend classes immediately.

Moreover, postgraduate (PG) students returning after their maternity leave wil...