Finally students from different institutes like, JNU, AIIMS, IIT Delhi, DU, NCPGR, ICGEB, IGIB and many other had to come up to raise the voice on their scholarship matter. Its now a long while, when UGC has already increased the Junior and Senior research fellowship but other grant agencies are still not able to do so. Almost 250 students from different institutes agitated in front of DST at 10.00 AM on 08/06/07 for demand of increase in CSIR, ICMR, DBT and other fellowships. They requested to talk to highest authority of DST (Secretory) but the request was denied. Then they agitated and closed the DST gate and compelled them to negotiate with them.
finally 8 representatives went inside to negotiate with them. The officials are agree to give each and every detailed information we seek and suggested them to go through the proper way by filing a RTI application which they shall file on monday. They have promised us to reveal final status in 20 days. The DST has recommended to finance ministry for increase in fellowship from 8000 to 12000 and 9000 to 14000 which will be effective from 01/04/07.
Its very rare to see research students agitating for their rights, but effort is welcome and supported by not only Delhi students but across Indian research students. Govt should really think very seriously about life of our poor community (research students). We the PhD students put golden years of our life in research, and devote ourselves completely in our study. So it is also a moral duty of Govt to give us better life. Hoping for better future.
Key words of agitation
Together we can together we will.
Youth for Equality long live
Youth for Equality long live
Do your best, WORK for the best, EXPECT the best.
Stop dividing us on the basis of scholarship.
Put these THREE ingredients for good research: learning, earning and enjoying. WHAT YOU DO !!
SCIENCE is wonderful, if one doesn't have to EARN one's living out of it.
If you dare not change anything, life will never change itself.
Save the research world.........save the nation.
Stop brain drain, increase the fellowship.
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Stop brain drain
UPA govt should understand that we scholers are puting our effors best for reaserch, therefore, if the govt. could not provide the the good facilities, atleast they should give us equality on the base of fellowship.
We are always together and will be together.
We will fight for youth of equality.
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