Over 20 thousands students await fee reimbursement in Bijnor

Summary: Under this scheme, over 40,000 students had applied online for fee reimbursement in Bijnor district in the 2015-16 academic session.As per data available with the social welfare department, only 20,000 students have received fee reimbursement while the other students get only 'funds unavailable' message when they check online.Talking to TOI, Rajkumar, a student of Devta Degree College, said, "I had applied for fee reimbursement last year. "Fee is reimbursed online in the student's bank account. He further added that the government has not allocated funds for the scheme due to which the other students are not likely to receive the scholarship amount. Several students pursuing various courses come to my office seeking information on the same." Bijnor: Over 20,000 students in Bijnor district, hailing from economically weaker sections, are yet to receive fee reimbursement even though almost a year has passed after applying for the same.For the welfare of students from deprive d sections of the society, the state government had introduced a scholarship scheme under which the fees paid would be reimbursed by the authorities.

Bijnor: Over 20,000 students in Bijnor district, hailing from economically weaker sections, are yet to receive fee reimbursement even though almost a year has passed after applying for the same.For the welfare of students from deprived sections of the society, the state government had introduced a scholarship scheme under which the fees paid would be reimbursed by the authorities. Under this scheme, over 40,000 students had applied online for fee reimbursement in Bijnor district in the 2015-16 academic session.As per data available with the social welfare department, only 20,000 students have received fee reimbursement while the other students get only 'funds unavailable' message when they check online.Talking to TOI, Rajkumar, a student of Devta Degree College, said, "I had applied for fee reimbursement last year. Even after a year, government has not deposited a single penny in my account." A student of Rajneesh Pratap College, Mahendra Singh, echoes the same concern.

"I h ad taken admission in this college thinking that my fee will be reimbursed by the government but my hopes have gone down the drain," he added.When TOI contacted district welfare officer, Anupam Rai, he said, "So far, the fee was reimbursed to around 50 per cent students of session 2015-2016. Several students pursuing various courses come to my office seeking information on the same." "Fee is reimbursed online in the student's bank account. There is no role for the department in this scheme.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Over-20-thousands-students-await-fee-reimbursement-in-Bijnor/articleshow/54270519.cms

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