The University of Hyderabad has announced an ex-gratia of Rs.8 lakh to
the bereaved family of Rohith Vemula Chakravarti, who committed suicide
on the campus on January 17, 2016 creating a nationwide furore.
The Demand Draft will be handed over to his mother Radhika by a team of
the university officials, a statement from the university said on
Friday January 22,2016
In 2013 too university responded similarly when Madari Venkatesh, a dalit PhD scholar from Advanced Centre for Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM) ended his life consuming poison.
The decision to provide financial assistance to the family was taken
after a committee headed by Prof. V. Krishna recommended reforms and
measures to make the campus a more inclusive and rewarding experience
for students from these communities.
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