Odisha Govt Urges Universities to Help Students from Manipur

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has urged all state-run and private universities in the State to help the students from Manipur to continue education or take admissions.

The Higher Education Department has written a letter to all universities asking them to provide details of Manipur students enrolled in their institutions, issues being faced by them in wake of the clashes in their homeland and remedial measures being taken by the universities in addressing their problems, as per reports.

The Higher Education Department has asked the universities to help the Manipur students in the best way possible.

The step has been taken following appeals in this regard by Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey and Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi, reports added.

In a letter to Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal on June 16, Uikey mentioned that due to clashes between the Kuki and Meitei communities since May 3, curfew has been clamped in many parts of the state and internet services suspended.

“Many of our students pursuing their higher education in different colleges and universities in your state have been experiencing untold miseries to meet their day-to-day requirements coupled with expenditure pertaining to their study-related expenses,” she wrote.

Expressing that the students’ education should not be adversely affected due to these unforeseen circumstances, Uikey requested Lal to ensure students from Manipur do not face any hardship in their academic pursuit in Odisha.

Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi wrote to Principal Secretary of Higher Education Department Aravind Agarwal on June 1 stating that the Manipuri students weren’t able to submit their online application forms for admission to the higher educational institutes in Odisha due to internet ban in their state.

Since the internet ban was likely to continue for more days, Joshi requested Agarwal to issue advisories to authorities concerned of the institutions to allow students from Manipur to submit application forms in hard copies through postal or courier services.