Clarification of press reports on Kuvempu VV hostel fees; Charges for excessive hostel fees are meaningless

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Sankaraghatta: The accusations of over payment of postgraduate student hostels at Kuvempu University and the information published in the newspapers is far from the truth.

In a press release, the University Register explained that the dormitories at the University are similar to the dividing system, so that students have to bear all the costs of hostels. The student hostels are set up by the University’s Advisory Committee and fees are charged on the advice of the University.

The University has assigned teacher advisors and managers to take care of its student messes. It includes a transparent system where students can see everything.

The fee that the dormitory receives from each student of the University is as follows.

With the exception of the security deposit, the remaining amount will be charged for the purchase and maintenance of the dormitory equipment.

Payment of dormitory casual employees (cooks, kitchen assistants, cleaners) and kitchen utensils, grinder, mixer, etc. Water Filter, Electric Geyser, Solar Water Heaters, Generators Maintenance, Student Room Water Pipeline and Borewell Maintenance, Maintenance of Student Rooms and Electrical Equipment are carried out in these amounts. To prevent Covid-19 the Sanitization of the student dormitory has been carried out daily.

Every day, lunch costs just nearly Rs.40’s are near. Each lunch menu includes morning coffee, snacks, lunch, evening tea / snacks and dinner. Student hostels provide high quality food at very low prices under the guidance of Student Representatives. For example, in a student dormitory, the mess bill for the month of January -2020 is Rs. 37.82 only, since this kind of management is a model for other Universities, our university’s pride is that other universities are getting the information about the management of Kuvempu VV student hostels as this type of management is the norm, university Register Mr Patil said.

Although the dormitories were shut down during the Covid-19 lockdown, the dormitory’s temporary employees were paid full wages from the point of view of humanitarian consideration. EBL for students of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes of Student Hostel. 2800-00 is being offered to students.

The University has made it clear to the parents and students of the students that all the information is transparent and there is no fee for any student to be burdened with what is published in the newspapers.

(English Version: S A Muralidhar)

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