"Complaint Misdirected": Allahabad University Head Amid Fee Hike Protests
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Allahabad University Fee Hike Protest: Allahabad University head's message shared on the university's official Twitter handle said the fee per student annually for the past several decades was Rs 975 which comes to Rs 81 per month.
Amid the ongoing protest by students against fee hike, Allahabad University Vice Chancellor Sangita Srivastava on Wednesday said their complaint was "misdirected" and promised to waive off the entire fee of those hailing from poor background and orphaned during Covid.
The students have been protesting against an alleged 400-times fee hike at the university. A student protesting the fee hike also attempted self-immolation on Monday but the act was foiled by the police deployed on the spot.
Ms Srivastava's message shared on the university's official Twitter handle said the fee per student annually for the past several decades was Rs 975 which comes to Rs 81 per month.
The university fee has been enhanced to Rs 4,151 per year -- Rs 333 per month, she said.
