Private medical colleges demanding exorbitant cash payment from SC, ST scholarship students, allege affected parents
Parents of SC/ST students allege that private medical colleges are demanding exorbitant, undocumented cash payments under the guise of 'development fees.' These demands are reportedly made despite government scholarship schemes covering tuition, creating significant financial hardship for families.
Why it matters
This highlights systemic barriers and potential corruption in medical education access for marginalized communities, raising concerns about the efficacy of scholarship programs.
Students belonging to SC/ST communities, who come under the post-matric scholarship scheme, have been asked to pay several lakhs of rupees in cash annually to private medical colleges towards “development fee” and under other heads every year so as to retain their seat in those colleges, affected parents have alleged.
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