Jharkhand BJP spokesperson and former member of Senate of Ranchi University Pratul Nath Shahdeo on Wednesday met Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu at the Raj Bhavan where he raised problems faced by students.
Shahdeo said that a large number of students have been facing financial crunch hence they are unable to take admission. He said that the situation is quite worrying in vocational courses adding that students have been the worse sufferer of Covid-19. In this regard he said that for immediate relief the government should cut the fee of vocational courses by 25 per cent as done by the Vinoba Bhave University (VBU). He said that all other universities and colleges of Jharkhand should follow VBU mode.
Urging intervention of the Raj Bhavan; he said that the new education policy emphasises vocational courses. He informed that poor students pursuing post-graduation courses are not getting student scholarships.
Shahdeo lamented that at a time when people are facing economic hardship and parents and students are unable to pay fees; St Xavier’s College, Ranchi has hiked the fee. The meeting lasted for half an hour where the Governor assured to look into the matter raised by him.