The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANSCU) has demanded for the immediate release of the pending 2nd installment of Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) – Post Matric Scholarship for ST students of Nagaland for the year 2022-2023.
The Union had earlier written an appeal letter on November 17 to the Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the same.
In a press release issued by President Tenyesinlo Bukh and Asst. General Secretary Kivinoka A. Sema, the Union acknowledged the state government and Minister concerned for intervening into the matter and responding towards its appeal by sanctioning Rs.26,25,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Six Crore Twenty-Five Lakh only), as arrears for the year 2022-2023 and 1st installment for the year 2023-2024 on December 13.
However, the ANCSU called upon the attention of the department and authority concerned “to comprehend the need for scholarship by the students rather than introducing lame excuses in delaying the disbursement of scholarship to the students”.
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“The union while understanding the requisite procedure to issue withdrawal authority, vehemently appeal the department concerned to immediately complete the withdrawal proceeding on exigency to ensure that the 2 installment of CSS-PMS ST 2022-2023 is disbursed to the student beneficiaries before 22 December 2023,” stated the press release.
Consequent upon the failure of the department to disburse the Post Matric Scholarship within an aforesaid stipulated period, the ANCSU stated that it shall resort to any befitting democratic protest of the day.
