Over 40 college students stage silent protest at AIIMS Rishikesh

Greater than forty college students of Allied Well being Sciences at AIIMS, Rishikesh, staged a silent protest on Saturday in opposition to alleged misbehaviour with the media personnel, who had come for the protection of their ongoing agitation which entered its seventh day.

The agitating college students alleged that the media personnel have been ill-treated and pushed round.(HT Photograph)

The agitating college students alleged that the media personnel have been ill-treated and pushed round.

The silent protest is in opposition to misbehaviour with the media and the try to suppress the scholars’ voice, they mentioned.

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Forty-seven college students have been protesting within the institute premises for the final six days in opposition to non-fulfilment of their calls for, together with fee of a month-to-month stipend of ₹13,940 to the scholars throughout all six programs throughout internship and the power of diploma registration.

“There was no motion on our calls for. We aren’t being heard. As a substitute, we’re being threatened with termination,” mentioned a protesting scholar.

AIIMS Deputy Director Amit Parashar has requested for every week’s time to look into the matter.

The diploma needs to be registered in order that its validity is ensured, the scholars mentioned.

Internships needs to be made non-obligatory as in different schools in order that one can avail alternatives like authorities jobs and better training. There isn’t any uniformity in fee of stipends, they mentioned.

Almost ₹10,000 is being paid as stipend in two programs and ₹14,000 in a single.

Performing PRO of AIIMS, Rishikesh, Sandeep, whereas spelling out the institute’s stand mentioned out of all of the six programs of Allied Well being Sciences, the availability of stipend is given within the prospectus of the course just for three programs.

If the AIIMS’ Standing Finance Committee sends the advice of stipend for the remaining three programs to the ministry and the latter offers its approval then it may be given in all of the six programs, he added.

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