OBC body seeks extension of deadline
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 29 2021:
All Manipur Other Backward Classes Welfare Association (AMOBCWA) has urged the director of Minority, OBC & SC Department to extend the last date for submission of form for Scholarship of OBC, Minority and SC.
A release issued by AMOBCWA secretary L Nutankumar Meitei stated that students of the state who belong in these categories faced inconveniences in collecting their certificates and mark sheets from their schools and colleges due to Covid-19 pandemic and bandhs and blockades in both hills and plain areas.
Many students also faced difficulties while uploading necessary documents from cyber cafes.
Other factors include the mandatory KYC from National Scholarship Portal, which has been newly introduced.
It also mentioned that the opening a new bank account is not an easy task for students as it involves documentation and formal processes of the bank.
The release urged Minority, OBC & SC Department to consider the extension of last date for form submission of the scholarship taking into account the situations and inconveniences, in interest of the poor students of the state.