BC leaders urge National Commission to implement education, reservation schemes nationwide

Hyderabad, Oct 13 (UNI) Rajya Sabha MP and National BC Welfare Association president R Krishnaiah, along with other Backward Classes (BC) leaders, on Tuesday urged the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) to use its constitutional powers to advance the educational, economic, employment and political interests of BCs across the country. The delegation met NCBC Chairperson Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti at Haritha Plaza in Begumpet, Hyderabad, and sought nationwide implementation of fee reimbursement, scholarships, residential schools and hostels, on the lines of schemes operating in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The leaders said around 50 lakh students benefit from fee reimbursement in…