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UGC stopping scholarship grants to researchers, alleges Mamata Banerjee

PTI | Jan 14, 2019, 09.42 PM IST


 

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the University Grants Commission (UGC) of stopping scholarship grants to researchers and issuing "fatwa" to higher educational institutes in the state.

Banerjee was speaking to reporters after a meeting with vice-chancellors of universities, principals of colleges and presidents of the primary and secondary education board, at the state secretariat 'Nabanna' here.

"We have received complaints from various colleges and universities about UGC stopping grants for scholarship for PhD projects under National Eligibility Test (NET)," she said.

"Many representatives of universities and colleges have also informed that they (the UGC) are regularly issuing 'fatwa' on different issues. This is not proper," the CM added.

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