Scholarship to OBC, VJ, NT Students Detils

Scholarship to OBC, VJ, NT Students Detils

CONDEMNING   State   Governmem's attempts to cease post-nuilric scholarship to the students belonging to Other Backward Castes (OBC) and Vimukta Jati (VJ) and Nomadic Tribes (NT) categories. HansrajAhir urged the Government to continue scholarship to OBC. VJ and NT students and threatened to launch severe agitation if the Government fails to meet the demands, recently.

Hansraj Ahir informed that the Central Government has failed to give 100 percent grant for the scholarship to the OBC, VJ and NT students.  Moreover, the number of OBC. VJ ami NT students is very targe in the stale, as a result, the burden of the fund for scholarship has been shouldered on the State Government which is unaffordable to the State Government. Ultimately, to get rid of the burden, the State Government has set a conspiracy to cease the post matric scholarship to OBC. VJ and NT students by forming a committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, blamed Hansraj Ahir.

Clarifying his statement. Ahir further said that the Central Government declared Pre-Matric and Post Matric scholarship to the students of OBC. VJ and NT in the year 2003. It was informed by the State Government that the Central Government, initially, provided 100 percent grain for the scholarship, but since 2004, the Central Government has been providing only 50 per cent grant for which the Slate Government had to bear the remaining 50 per cent amount from its own treasury. Whereas the fact is that the State Government did not demand to Centre for the Pre-Matric Scholarship, while other State Governments pursued the demand and they are getting fund for both Pre-Matric and Post-Matric scholarships. Actually it is the fault of the State Government that it did not pursue me demand and now it Ls trying to cease the post-matric scholarship to the students. Ahir blamed on the Government's inactivity.