OBC MBBS students protest in Bhopal against scholarship deduction

The MBBS students of various medical colleges of Madhya Pradesh gathered at Neelam Park to protest against the deduction of scholarships of OBC students by 15%.

MBBS students of People's Medical College, Viva Medical College, Aurobindo Medical College, LN Medical College, Index Medical College, RD Gardi Medical College, Mahaveer Medical College, RKDF Medical College, and Amaltas Medical College gathered at Neelam Park in Bhopal to protest against the deduction of scholarship of OBC students by 15%. These medical students belong to the OBC category.

As per the protesting students, due to corona, the financial condition of their families had deteriorated. Therefore, their scholarship should not be deducted by 15%, as reported by Free Press Journal.

They gathered at Neelam Park and insisted on meeting the government officials but the police dispersed them. The OBC students are studying in medical colleges in Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain and Dewas. Some of the students are in their first year and some are doing internships after completing their studies.

As per the report, the students received full scholarships in the first year but it was reduced by 15% in the second year. Due to this, about INR 1.5 lakh to INR 2 lakh are being deducted from the scholarship of 600 students, they said.

The government has made a contract with the students of all classes that after completion of studies, they will have to serve in rural areas for five years. If the contract is breached, then INR 25 lakh will have to be given to the government. The OBC students get 100% of the fees paid by the colleges as scholarships. A reduction of 15% was made from the academic session 2019-20. Now, the college management is asking students to pay a deficit, which is INR 2 lakh per year.

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