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Friends,
courses. The students of Panjab University now will have to pay 20 per cent more for regular courses and 10 per cent more for self-financed courses from the next academic session. The examination fee and Hostel charges have also been increased. SFS submitted a memorandum to VC to protest against the decision earlier and a chain hunger strike have been started on 24th Feb after the fee was increased.
hike under the garb of rising deficit and many may find this argument justified. But we should understand this question in the socio-economic scenario of our society. The fees in various courses of PU are already much higher than many other universities in the region. In a country like ours, where majority of the population lives on bare subsistence wage and to expect them to afford such costly education is absurd. We often come across the argument that it is better education that can elevate a being from the evils of socio-economic backwardness, and most of us agree that it plays a good bit of role in it. PU is a government institution maintained for social welfare; and it is not a Corporation striving for profits. But now instead of pressing for more funds from the Govt., by increasing the fee, the authorities are defeating the very goal of university.
How it affects us? Some of us may be thinking that it doesnt affect the
current students. This statement is false in three senses: 1. Apart from course fee, examination fee and hostel charges have been increased that will affect all of us. 2. Most of us, who will join a new course in the next session, will find our fee increased, next year. 3. Last but most important is about, how much space the students have in the decision making of the university? For long the decisions of the university of have been arbitrary and antistudents, be it the hike in mess diet last year, fee hike in last session or playing partisan role in students election, using police force to curb democratic space etc.
Friends, we have our rights and our duties, to fight for our own rights and for the students and society as well. Now, the
time has come to step forward and protect our rights. So let us join hands in the ongoing struggle against the fee hike and reclaim what is ours.. THE EDUCATION. Contact: 8699231476 From: Dharna Spot, VC office
www.studentsforsociety.co.in To keep up with the protest please join the fb page: Protest Against Fee Hike in Panjab University