Srinagar, Aug 5 : Prof. Saifuddin Soz, president PCC and MP today demanded proper implementation of PM's scholarship scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. "The Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme had offered 5000 Scholarships to the students from J&K state against a criteria for admission to Medical, Engineering and other courses at various colleges outside the J&K State," he said in Rajya Sabha, according to a statement issued to KNS.
He added: "Implementation of the Scheme started well, but after some time it got subjected to bureaucratic interpretations and hundreds of students were put to great hardships. I have been trying to suggest simplification of the scheme, but so far I did not succeed. My case before the present Government is that, first of all, PMO should be clear that this scheme has to be continued. Then, the implementation process should be revisited. My simple suggestion would be that let the Ministry of HRD select 5000 students against a set criteria. Then allot the selected candidates to 400-500 colleges, identified in the country for this purpose. Thereafter, Scholarships can be reimbursed directly to the selected colleges avoiding any kind of interference. This way the implementation will be simplified and students will also be saved from hardships". |
