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Mangalore: Students urge U T Khadar to reintroduce fee concession for minorities

  •   Sat, Feb 08 2014 12:50:28 PM

Mangalore: Students urge U T Khadar to reintroduce fee concession for minorities

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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NM)
 
Mangalore, Feb 8: Students, mostly belonging to School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya on Saturday February 8 asked U T Khadar, minister for health and family welfare to reintroduce fee concession scheme for minority students which has been dropped starting this academic year.

Irshad Goonadka, a student of social work said, "After separation of the department of minorities and the department of other backward classes (OBC), which were earlier functioning as one, the scheme on fee concession has been dropped for the students belonging to minorities and only the students from OBCs enjoy the facility."
 
As a result, nearly 40,000 students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses belonging to the minority community cannot apply for fee concession, he further said, requesting the minister to take action on the matter.
 
The students told U T Khadar that none of their requests or memorandums has evoked any response from any of the ministers. "We have previously approached Udupi district incharge minister Vinay Kumar Sorake and Dakshina Kannada district incharge B Ramanath Rai who promised to take action but nothing has been done," they said.
 
Another student Preetham D’Souza said, "According to the circular, the last date to apply for fee concession is February 15. However, the circular clearly states that the scheme is applicable only for students belonging to OBC."

In response, Khadar called up the principal secretary of the state government on the spot and requested that the fee concession for minority students be continued this year as per the students' demand. The principal secretary promised to discuss the matter with higher authorities.
  

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  • Gopal Sherigar, Udupi/Mumbai

    Mon, Feb 10 2014

    Mr. Khader is showing his colours after becoming a Minister of Karnataka State. This is a classic case of "Preacher becoming Traitor". He should not forget that he is being elected as a people's representative and not a representative of the minority (Muslim) community. There are number of economically downtrodden in our midst and being a Minister, he should help people to become educated. Singling out one community for the concession is not at all commendable. Hope that he will rework his strategy to appease the minority community.

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  • Abdul Salam, Mangalore/Abudhabi

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Mr.Khader rwhat you have done is totally wrong. Be a model politician to this country. you have been elected with a wide, thumping majority not from only muslim votes. their where lot poor, down ridden mangaloreans had voted for you looking ahead their developments from you. help the poor, needy Mr.Khader. Religion is just a belief, faith and practice. we afe indians first. didnt expected such kind of spot decision from you. you have let us down.Wipe out this religion based development scheme. shame on these politicians.

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  • Matthew, Nitte

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Merit is long dead. Quotas in schools, then colleges, then post-graduate and then jobs. Where does it end ? If something has not worked for 66 years, why will it work now ? Our government offices and hospitals do not have a single person with triple digit IQ thanks to the stupid vote bank policies.

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  • Opinion, INDIA

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    I my View This Religion is POISON. Slowly killing peoples and creating dangerous situation everywhere.why we need a Religion,
    LET THERE BE ATHEIST.

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  • Vishal DSouza, Belman

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Why fee concession only for Minority? It should be applicable to who are poor irrespective of religion. Our country will never develop if we always divide among ourselves based on religion, caste. All these schemes which a particular party brings to minority or majority are fooling us. They want to create vote bank by doing that.

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  • fds, mangalroe

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    noted..but as per komuvadis now you are comunal..

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Minorities do not require fee concession because they have the backing of their respective RELIGION.
    Kindly abolish SC/ST/OBC and have only 2 categories General and Economically BACKWARD...

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  • shankar, mangalore

    Sun, Feb 09 2014

    Mr. Saldanha,
    What a sensible comment from you!
    I am sure all these days you were intentionally subjecting yourself to mockery by fellow readers by extending die hard support to Congress. Like Khader, you are too an exception in Congi team!

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  • sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Sun, Feb 09 2014

    On Feb. 05, 2014 in DW forum while commenting on an article "Caste-based reservation must continue: Sonia" you commented - Quote:Muslims and Christians should also be considered as SC/ST...:Unquote

    Now you are telling to abolish SC/ST/OBC.

    Jossey, Zyada time toiletme baitegaato aisaahi hota hai

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  • Bhat, Mangalore

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Introduce fee concession for all poor family students, but not based on caste and religion.

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  • Prem kumar, KUDLA

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Dear Khader bai, re-introduce the fee concession, not only for the minorities, but also economically backward students who wants to build their career. Awaiting your favorable response, may Good God bless you.

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  • My View , managlore

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    India want to move ahead but do not want to end cast based concession.
    If they really want then it should end, only SC/ST should be eligible for it. no other community.
    Yes under poverty line may be included.

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  • Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Concession should be based on family income and not on religion or caste. Also priority should be given for merit students who cannot afford to pursue higher studies. Religion and caste should not be a criteria for concessions.

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  • Prem kumar, KUDLA

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Dear Khader bhai, do something good for the students who are economically backward or poor. Fee concession to be made irrespective of caste, religion, color or creed. Minority or whoever but first preference to be given for poor children.
    ..............JH...................

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  • shankar, Mangalore

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Mr. Khader being a very responsiible, forward thinking person, should have replied to students that it is time for evryone not to seek any benifits based on caste. If a student from one caste is excempted from paying fees, every other student has equal right to have the same benifits. We have crossed 66 years after independence and if it is not now, then never to eradicate this caste based reservations.
    Forget Sonia, Mr. Khader should have upheld what is right.

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  • Rahul, Mangalore

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    shankar, Mangalore... totally you mean that a right person in wrong party....

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  • C K DAYANANDA, MANGALURU

    Sat, Feb 08 2014

    Due to the religion and caste based benefits, economically sound people are enjoying the concessions.

    Reservations and concessions could be given only to economically poor families.

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  • Anand, karkala

    Sat, Feb 08 2014


    Fee concession should come into effect to all the communities who are below poverty line and those can not afford to pay fees.

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