Telangana Brahmins allege government neglect 

With all welfare activities halted, Brahmin organisations are now questioning whether they too must start protests, dharnas and demonstrations — just like other groups

The Ramanuja Fee Reimbursement Scheme, which supported 440 poor Brahmin students with Rs 1.16 crore, was also stopped after December 2023. Financial aid to Vedic schools, Vedic scholars and Vedic students has been halted as well.

metro india news  I hyderabad

Brahmin organisations in Telangana are raising serious concerns that the Congress government has been indifferent to their welfare over the last two years. They question whether the government has developed a dismissive attitude towards a community that has always wished for the well-being of the entire society. Their anger stems from the fact that the Brahmin Welfare Parishad has had no chairman or members for two years, major schemes lack funds, and activities have come to a complete halt.

After the Congress took office in December 2023, the Brahmin Welfare Parishad has reportedly been neglected. Welfare schemes that once helped thousands have stalled due to non-allocation of funds. The Vivekananda Overseas Education Scheme and the BEST scheme, earlier lifelines for poor Brahmin students and young entrepreneurs, have almost collapsed. The Parishad, established to uplift the community, is struggling without leadership or budgetary support.

In Rangareddy district’s Gopanapally, a Brahmin Sadan was constructed on 10 acres at a cost of Rs 13 crore to help poor Brahmins conduct weddings and ceremonies free of charge, and to generate small income through nominal rentals for non-Brahmins. However, the government has released only Rs 1 crore so far. The remaining Rs 12 crore is pending, forcing the contractor to run from office to office. Similar structures in Suryapet and a Rs 75 lakh Aparakarma Bhavan in Khammam remain neglected and incomplete due to lack of funds.

Under the Vivekananda Overseas Education Scheme, students going to the US, UK, Australia and other countries received up to Rs 20 lakh, paid semester-wise. Until December 2023, 780 students had received Rs 81 crore. Another 300 students were selected and proposals for Rs 30 crore were sent to the government. These students have already travelled abroad, but no funds were released.

Parents had to pay fees themselves, expecting reimbursement. Including pending amounts for previous batches, around Rs 40 crore is due. After continuous appeals to the Chief Minister and Minister Sridhar Babu, the government released Rs 28 crore in September 2025. However, there is no clarity on whether the scheme will continue, and no new selections have been made.

The Ramanuja Fee Reimbursement Scheme, which supported 440 poor Brahmin students with Rs 1.16 crore, was also stopped after December 2023. Financial aid to Vedic schools, Vedic scholars and Vedic students has been halted as well.

Under the Brahmin Entrepreneurial Scheme of Telangana (BEST), nearly 5,000 beneficiaries earlier received around Rs 150 crore. Depending on the amount, subsidies ranged from 60% to 80%. Many recipients purchased cars for cab services, set up small shops, and started businesses. Another list of 500 beneficiaries, requiring Rs 16 crore, was submitted before December 2023, but the government has neither approved it nor released funds. No new beneficiaries have been selected in two years.

After the new government took charge, the previously appointed chairman and members resigned. Despite the need for immediate appointments, no executive body has been formed. With no leadership, the Brahmin Sadan, Aparakarma Bhavan and various schemes lack supervision. The Parishad’s four employees have no work and remain idle.

Brahmin leaders say they have been pleading with the Chief Minister and Minister Sridhar Babu for two years, but there has been no response. They argue that just as BCs, SCs, STs, minorities and other OCs are recognised as voter groups and given welfare support, Brahmins too should be acknowledged and provided funds for the Parishad and its schemes.

With all welfare activities halted, Brahmin organisations are now questioning whether they too must start protests, dharnas and demonstrations — just like other groups — to force the government to act. They say that despite going around officials “till their shoes wore out,” there has been no compassion or consideration. Many feel that the government has effectively given them a “slap in the face” by ignoring their welfare.

Dr. K. V. Ramanachary, former chairman of the Brahmin Welfare Parishad, says that from its establishment in February 2017 until 2023, the Parishad successfully implemented various schemes. Hundreds of poor students went abroad, and many youth started small businesses with government support. But after December 2023, the Parishad became “empty,” with no plans, no funds, no schemes and no leadership. He describes the situation as distressing and confusing for Brahmins across Telangana and urges the government to step in and restore the Parishad’s functioning and schemes that once empowered thousands.