07-10-2006, 11:42 PM
Anti-quota protestors seek help of RTI
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"We want the government to tell us what is the total number of seats in all these institutions and how many of them are reserved," he said.
Claiming that they wanted to "expose" the central government's inability to uplift the backward classes since Independence, the members sought to know if students of reserved category were ever given any scholarships or financial help.
"The government should indicate the number of reserved category students whose family income was above Rs 2 lakhs per annum since 1992. Also how many of such students were given scholarships to pursue their studies?" another representative asked.
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Transparency in govt dealings is key to successful democracy. Let's hope the government has the decency to provide this basic data that these youth seek.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"We want the government to tell us what is the total number of seats in all these institutions and how many of them are reserved," he said.
Claiming that they wanted to "expose" the central government's inability to uplift the backward classes since Independence, the members sought to know if students of reserved category were ever given any scholarships or financial help.
"The government should indicate the number of reserved category students whose family income was above Rs 2 lakhs per annum since 1992. Also how many of such students were given scholarships to pursue their studies?" another representative asked.
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Transparency in govt dealings is key to successful democracy. Let's hope the government has the decency to provide this basic data that these youth seek.