NSUI protests edu dept’s decision to cut students’ funds
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NSUI protests edu dept’s decision to cut students’ funds
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Dehradun: Objecting to the higher education department’s recent decision to reduce grants for scholars of Uttarakhand colleges, the state-unit of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest outside higher education minister Dhan Singh Rawat’s residence in Dehradun on Sunday. NSUI Uttarakhand president Mohan Bhandari told TOI, “50% of the money kept for the students’ scholarships has been shifted to expenses of the directorate of the higher education department. This is despite the fact that the department already gets grants from the state’s university for the same expenses. Also, grants of the 18 non-government colleges have been put on hold by the department. We demand that the government reverse these two decisions, as these will adversely affect the quality of higher education in the state.” Meanwhile, the group also protests against farm bills in Kusumkhera, Haldwani, lending support to peaceful protest of farmers against the Centre’s farm laws.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-11-30
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Dehradun