THE Uttar Pradesh Government on Wednesday said it will help Dalit student Atul Kumar, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, to get admission in IIT Dhanbad and its social welfare department will bear the entire fee through scholarship. “Under the State’s scholarshipscheme,theSocialWelfare Departmentwillbear theentire fee of IIT through scholarship so thatAtul’s education can be ensured,” anofficial statement said here.

 

Atul Kumar, the son of daily wagelabourerRajendraKumar, could not secure admission in IIT Dhanbad stopped due to non-payment of fees. Atul, a resident ofTitoda village of Khatauli tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district, had performed well in the IIT JEE exam and got a seat in the Electronics Engineering branch, but his admission got stuck due to non-payment of fees by June 24. The family approached theSupremeCourtaftermakingall efforts. After the intervention of theSupreme Court and the mattercoming to thenoticeofChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath, theGovernmentdecided toprovidefull help to the student.