Hyderabad, Sept. 15 -- Faced with a severe fund crunch, private colleges in Telangana began an indefinite strike on Monday, September 15, over delays in fee reimbursement.

The strike was called by the Federation of Associations of Telangana Higher Institutions (FATHI) following its general body meeting on Sunday.

In a statement, FATHI said thousands of private colleges are grappling with a financial crisis due to delays in the release of funds. The association alleged that despite repeated representations, the state government has neither clarified pending dues nor provided any concrete proposals in recent meetings with college managements.

FATHI chairman N Ramesh Babu, secretary-general KS Ravi Kumar, organising secretary K Sunil Kuma...