'Waive off transport fares of displaced students'
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 21 2023:
In view of the financial difficulties faced by Internally Displaced Students (IDS), the Committee on Protection of Meetei Victims Moreh (COPMeV) has appealed to the school authorities and school van associations to waive off the transport fares/fees of the IDS upon furnishing their relief camp identity cards.
A statement issued by Th Budha Meetei, convenor, COPMeV has also pointed out that in violation of the order issued by Education (S), Government of Manipur waiving off examination form fill-up fees for IDS, some educational institutions are still charging these fees.
Thus, COPMeV has urged the relevant authority to address this issue.
In addition, COPMeV has also appealed to the taxi service associations and diesel auto service associations to provide a 50% discount in fare to IDPs travelling to earn their livelihood or for medical purposes upon showing their relief camp identity cards.