Bhubaneswar: Stressing pressure from the students who protested, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, on Wednesday announced that it would reduce the cost of receipt of dormitory from undergraduate students (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) (PG).
Many UG and PG students gathered in front of the Office of the Chancellor of the University of Sanjay Kumar Nayak and shouted the slogan demanding a reduction in reception reception costs hostels.
“Hostel closed between April 19 and August 16 due to the increasing Covid-19 case in the state.
We did not use any hostel facilities during that time.
Therefore, we asked the University authority to cut the reception of the hostel reception,” said a second year student pg from the university.
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He said the cost of reception returns the hostel was Rs 6000.
“We were asked to deposit the number, but we have asked the University authority to reduce costs.
When they did not respond, we protested on Wednesday.
But the Hostel guards promised us to fulfill our request , “he added.
The students called protest after discussing it with the Hostel guard.
The source said the University has asked every student to deposit RS 2800 instead of Rs 6000.
“We have promised students to reduce costs, but they suddenly come to the protest stage against the authorities.
We prepare to publish notice.
After our announcement, the students called their strike in a few minutes,” said Asima Sahu, Chairperson of the PG Board University.