Punjab
*Punjab Governor seeks comprehensive report on non-disbursal of scholarships to S.C. students*
*Banwarilal Purohit has written a letter to the Chief Minister, Punjab*
CHANDIGARH, JULY 21: Taking cognizance of reports about more than two lakh S.C. students being forced to drop out of colleges due to non-payment of scholarships by the State Government to these Colleges, the Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Banwarilal Purohit has written a letter to the Chief Minister, Punjab,Bhagwant Mann and has sought a comprehensive report on this matter at the earliest.
The letter states “if it is correct, it would be a most reprehensible violation of constitutional rights of S.C. students and grave injustice to them”.