In Kerala Budget, Rs 10 Crore For Students Back From Ukraine
NDTV
The move is to facilitate the continuation of their studies and creation of a data bank on Kerala students who are studying abroad.
The Kerala government in its budget has set aside Rs 10 crore for students who returned to the state from Ukraine. A separate cell to help students retrieve certificates and important documents that they would have lost amid the Ukraine crisis will also be created. The move is to facilitate the continuation of their studies and creation of a data bank on Kerala students who are studying abroad.
"Continuation of their education is a major issue. Whether their education will continue online, or some other measure will be implemented. For all this, Central Government's help, and government-to-government dialogue is needed. This is not a simple matter. We are talking of around 18,000 students, across India, of which more than 2500 are from Kerala. We will need a detailed study and help from the Centre, to decide on their future," KN Balagopal, Kerala's Finance Minister told the media, after tabling the Budget.
"It's not an easy thing to give some seats to these students in our colleges. It's not 100 or 200 students we are talking about. That's why Rs 10 crore and a special cell has been allocated to facilitate help for them," he added.
The budget began with a focus on price rise, and possible rise in inflation amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
