SC/ST students to be given all equipment for online classes

Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for welfare of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes K Radhakrishnan said in the assembly that the government has decided to provide all the digital equipment required for online classes to the students of this section.
Digital requirements, including laptops, will be provided using funds from local bodies. For this, the local bodies have been asked to utilize the grant provided by the government for SC/ST welfare.
Presently, there are 105 pre-metric hostels for these students across the state. It has been decided to increase the number of these hostels in the state. The government would also provide support for students, who want to pursue studies abroad, from the SC/ST community .
The department is also in discussion with the higher education department for increasing the age limit for SC/ST students for PhD admissions. tnn