SFI condemns fines slapped on hostelers at Virudhunagar medical college
The Students Federation of India has protested against a medical college hostel's decision to fine students for using personal electric appliances. The union argues that the college should provide basic amenities rather than penalizing students for using necessary gadgets.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions regarding student welfare and administrative overreach in public educational institutions.
The Students Federation of India (SFI) has condemned the chief warden of Government Virudhunagar Medical College Hostel imposing fines on students who were using electric gadgets in their rooms.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, SFI district secretary Ananda Kannan urged the government to provide basic amenities to the students at medical college hostels and drop the circular, which had slapped fines ranging from ₹2,000 to ₹5,000 on the hostelers.
The students were using gadgets like hair dryers, pressing irons, juice mixers, induction stoves and air coolers in their rooms built on Virudhunagar-Madurai four-way highway near the medical college.
The hostel authorities had seized the gadgets and directed the students to remit the fines before October 31 in the bank account of the college, and get their gadgets back. If they failed to do so, the college would not issue ‘No Dues Certificate’ to them, the authorities had said.
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