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Maharashtra: Transgender students to get free education in public varsities in state

Updated on: 06 December,2023 08:25 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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Maharashtra's public universities have agreed to provide free education to students from transgender community

Maharashtra: Transgender students to get free education in public varsities in state

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Maharashtra's public universities have agreed to provide free education to students from transgender community as suggested by the state government, a statement said.


Accordingly, such students will get free education in these varsities and allied colleges.


In an interaction with vice-chancellors of the state universities on Tuesday, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil asked the varsities to bear the entire fees of transgender students from their funds.


"All vice-chancellors unanimously accepted the appeal made by the minister (to provide free education to the students of the transgender community," a statement said.

The meeting attended by senior officials of the Higher and Technical Education Department also reviewed the progress under the New Education Policy (NEP).

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