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Capt assures NSUI delegation of PU with full government support

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Nimrat Kaur
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Capt assures NSUI delegation of PU with full government support
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured an NSUI delegation from Panjab University of full government support for the establishment of new hostels and a scholarship for students from the economically weaker sections of the society. The delegation was led by President Jashan Kamboj, General Secretary Vani Sood and Executive President Pargat Singh Brar of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), Panjab University Chandigarh. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh Congratulating the student body for its performance in the recent student union elections in Panjab University, the Chief Minister called upon the students to go for dialogue to resolve their issues. He assured them he would discuss with the university Chancellor and Vice Chancellor the issues of hostels and scholarship. Demanding new hostels for boys and girls, they said more than 8000 students were availing the existing hostel facility on the campus while another 5000 were residing in private accommodations outside the university and paying hefty rents for the same.  President Jashan Kamboj The delegation thanked the Chief Minister for his government’s decision to hike the grant for the university from Rs 14 crore to Rs 32 crore in the first quarter of the fiscal since taking over the state’s reins. Chairman Punjab Mandi Board Lal Singh was also present at the meeting, during which the student leaders, joined by other members of the delegation, presented to the Chief Minister a picture of Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary. Ex-president Pargat Singh Brar, Anant Chaudhary, Navdeep Bubby, Sukhjit Sukhoi, Jeewanjot Singh Chahal, Gursheen Kaur were among the students who joined the delegation leaders at the meeting. -PTC News-
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