US EditionIn Letter to PM Modi, Rahul Flags ‘Deplorable’ Hostel Conditions, Scholarship Delays for Students of Marginalized Communities - The Statesman
- Rahul Gandhi, the main opposition figure in the Lok Sabha, sent a letter on June 10 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi drawing attention to poor conditions in hostels and the delays in scholarship disbursements affecting students from marginalized communities in India.
- He called on Prime Minister Modi to address two major challenges affecting educational access for the vast majority—around 90 percent—of students belonging to Dalit, Scheduled Tribes, Economically Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes, and minority groups, highlighting examples mainly from Bihar.
- During his inspection of the Ambedkar Hostel in Darbhanga, Bihar, Gandhi observed that students were crowded with 6 to 7 sharing a single room and faced poor sanitation with filthy toilets, inadequate drinking water, absence of dining facilities, and no access to library resources or internet services.
- He highlighted that the count of Dalit students benefiting from scholarships dropped sharply, almost by half, following the period when Bihar’s scholarship portal was inactive for three years and no scholarships were awarded in 2021-22.
- Gandhi called for audits of hostels to ensure adequate facilities, timely and increased scholarship disbursements, and closer cooperation with states, concluding, "I look forward to your positive response.
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In letter to PM Modi, Rahul flags ‘deplorable’ hostel conditions, scholarship delays for students of marginalized communities - The Statesman
In the letter, shared by the Congress party on X, Gandhi highlighted that the scholarship portal in Bihar was non-functional for three years, claiming that no student received a scholarship in 2021-22.
Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, flags delay in scholarships for students from marginalised communities
Calling for urgent corrective action, Gandhi proposed a nationwide audit of all hostels for students from marginalised communities to ensure adequate infrastructure, sanitation, nutritious food, and access to academic resources.
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