Students protest drastic cut in research fellowships by Maharashtra government
Mustafa Shaikh | 28 November 2023 | India Today
Students are staging protests against Maharashtra government's move to slash fellowships granted to research scholars from marginalised sections. (Photo: Saiprasad Patil)
As Maharashtra government aims to significantly reduce the number of fellowships granted to research scholars from marginalised communities in the state, students concerned have taken to protesting the move.
Students from other backward classes (OBC) have been engaging in a chain hunger strike at Azad Maidan for the past 29 days, demanding an increase in the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Research Fellowship (MJPRF) provided by Mahajyoti Sansthan to OBC and nomadic community students pursuing their PhD.