Admn warns of action against colleges not releasing degrees

Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 1

These days, protests are being held by students under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme in the city. For several times, they have blocked roads in protest against their colleges for not releasing their degrees and mark sheets.

The district administration on Thursday released an order warning of strict action against the colleges which had not released degrees of the students under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme. Action will be initiated under the SC and ST (Prevention of atrocities) Act, 1989.

Scores of meetings have been held where college managements, officials of the district administration and students have sat together and discussed the problems. However, several instructions have been given to the college managements by the officials in favour of the students during the meetings, but to no avail.

Last year, over 100 SC/ST students of various colleges had apprised the Director, Social Justice and Empowerment, of the problems being faced by them. These were no release of degrees and roll numbers put on hold, no registrations done, possession of original certificates and charging of extra fees.

The Director had then said that strict action would be taken against the educational institutions which were harassing students without any reason. But to date, no action has been taken in this regard.