Dimapur, Oct 28 (EMN): Nagaland Law Students’ Federation (NLSF) has demanded the department concerned to release the scholarship in full within seven days without delay, while it also stated that failing to comply with the demand would compel the federation to seek legal service.
The federation has questioned the delay in disbursement of scholarship and on instalment basis which was the first of its kind practised by any state in the country. It has termed apathy of the Higher Education Department towards the earnest plea of students for their due rights as gross violation of principle ethics and blatant dereliction of official duties.
Stating that the objective of scholarship was to provide financial assistance to students to manage their educational requirements, the delay and on instalment bore signs of inefficiency and unaccountability of the department concerned.
As the central ministry duly sanction amount on due time as it is a centrally sponsored schemes, the federation has termed the delay in releasing scholarship as procedural lapses and negative system of the machinery. It has affirmed to fight the battle and not allow the ‘unethical practices to continue.’
In this regard, the federation general secretary Medochutuo Kiewhuo and the information secretary Roland Zeliang have demanded the department concerned to release the scholarship in full within seven days. It cautioned the failing to fulfil the demand within the stipulated time would compel the federation to seek legal service to redress its grievances.
