Assam to waive fee for low-income students
The Assam government on Saturday said no provincialised state government college will charge any fee from students whose parents' annual income is less than ₹1 lakh. The total fee waiver will amount to ₹70 crore, state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The government will reimburse the revenue loss to the respective colleges on submission of detailed accounts, he added.