SHILLONG: Student have urged the state government to provide rent concession to lockdown-affected people.
In a statement issued on Monday, All Tai Ahom Students’ Union has asked the state government and the landowners in the state to provide relief to the people by providing concession in rent. The president of the Union, Chao Basant Gogoi, also asked the state government to look into the matter besides requesting the landowners to be considerate in this time of crisis.
Meanwhile, the Jaintia Students Union (Shillong circle) has requested the house owners to consider and appreciate the plight of their tenants, especially the students belonging to poor families in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The JSU (Shillong Circle) president, Treiborlang R Suchen, said that there are poor students facing financial problems as their parents are currently out of work owing to this crisis, which makes it difficult for their parents to support them especially those from rural areas.
“In order to prevent school and college drop-outs in the state due to the current situation, the state government should exempt not only school fees but college fees as well, particularly for those students from poor family backgrounds,” Suchen said.
