MUTSU, IGNTU supports reservation in admission
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, August 04 2014:
Manipur University Tribal Students' Union (MUTSU) and Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Regional Campus, Manipur (RCM) expressed their full support for the communiqu� sent by Manipur University vide its Letter No.MU/6/14/2008/Admin.I, dated July 23, 2014 to the Secretary of the Governor of Manipur regarding the approval and recommendation of implementation of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act, 2012 with special reference to clause- (ia) in section 2 .
MUTSU and IGNTU said, "Hitherto the conversion of Manipur University (MU) from a State University to a Central University, the Admission reservation policy for Scheduled Tribes (ST) was 34% as per the state government norm.
However, the reservation for STs in admission came down to a paltry 7.5 % after conversion of the State University to a Central University.
Ever since, the tribal students have been requesting both the state and Central Government to review and rectify this imbalance.
We thank the State Government for eventually taking due cognizance of these requests and taking due and appropriate steps for empowerment of the tribal peoples" .