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Withdraw order restricting scholarship to SCs: CPI

NEW DELHI: The CPI has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to withdraw last year’s government order that restricts the availability of scholarship to Scheduled Caste students only for “free seats” both in the government and private educational institutions.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, CPI National Secretary and MP D. Raja described the order as a “retrograde step” that imposed another restriction of 60 per cent marks being made compulsory for SC students in order to become eligible for seeking scholarship in such private institutions where there is no entrance test for getting admitted.

“The Post Matric Scholarship is intended to advance educational opportunities for the SC students on the basis of caste origin since the untouchable were traditionally denied access to education.”

Mr. Raja said the government order imposed restrictions on the SC students’ right at a time of expanding educational opportunities in private sector and reducing opportunities in the government sector.

He demanded that the order be withdrawn and fresh direction be issued in such a way that “opens up all the government and private institutions to the SC solely on the basis of a means test, irrespective of the fee charged by the institution since access is the single most factor that has caused denial of education to the SC.”

Mr. Raja said that all skill development institutions such as IIT should be available to SC students and the Post Matric Scholarship should continue.

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