PETITION IN HC
‘Colleges create hurdles in
students getting fee-waiver’
The Tamil Nadu government’s schemes to reimburse
education costs of first generation collegegoers from poor families and SC/ST
students is being undermined by educational institutions, two PILs filed in the
Madras high court said.
The first bench comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam, before whom the PILs filed by D Sherin Asha of service organization Velicham came for hearing, issued notices to the state government and several educational institutions.
In the first petition, Asha said that the government came out with an order onApril 16, 2010 providing for reimbursement of education costs of a college student if he hails from a family whichhas never had a graduate. It implied that his tuition fees would be borne by the government, which would make the payment to the educational institution concerned.
Asha pointed out that the order whittled down the government’s intention by stating that the entire amount would not be reimbursed and said the fee was not being paid during admission. While colleges insist on the full payment of the fee at the time of admission, the government pays the sum only later. This delay results in several beneficiaries failing to avail themselves of the scheme, she said. She wanted the court to direct the authorities to pay the sum at the time of admission itself or direct the institutions to admit students without insisting on full payment initially.
In the second PIL, Asha named seven students, who had to pay a fee from 30,000 to 3.36 lakh for their engineering and medical courses. Though these students are eligible for reimbursements, they are unable to join the courses because the institutions said that they would be allowed only upon payment of full amount.
The first bench comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam, before whom the PILs filed by D Sherin Asha of service organization Velicham came for hearing, issued notices to the state government and several educational institutions.
In the first petition, Asha said that the government came out with an order onApril 16, 2010 providing for reimbursement of education costs of a college student if he hails from a family whichhas never had a graduate. It implied that his tuition fees would be borne by the government, which would make the payment to the educational institution concerned.
Asha pointed out that the order whittled down the government’s intention by stating that the entire amount would not be reimbursed and said the fee was not being paid during admission. While colleges insist on the full payment of the fee at the time of admission, the government pays the sum only later. This delay results in several beneficiaries failing to avail themselves of the scheme, she said. She wanted the court to direct the authorities to pay the sum at the time of admission itself or direct the institutions to admit students without insisting on full payment initially.
In the second PIL, Asha named seven students, who had to pay a fee from 30,000 to 3.36 lakh for their engineering and medical courses. Though these students are eligible for reimbursements, they are unable to join the courses because the institutions said that they would be allowed only upon payment of full amount.
Source:Times
of india dt 5-9-12
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