In devastating news for thousands of Ukraine-returned Indian students who were forced to evacuate the country due to its war with Russia, the Indian government has announced that it won’t be able to accommodate them in Indian universities. This is indeed a matter of concern as these students cannot travel back to Ukraine and continue their studies due to the existing war situation. So, their future currently remains in despair. Read on to know more.
Govt Says No Provision To Accommodate Students in India
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharti Pravin Pawar revealed to Rajya Sabha that the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and National Medical Commission Act, 2019 don’t have such provisions to accommodate or transfer these medical students from foreign medical universities. She further added that NMC has not allowed these foreign medical students to be transferred or accommodated in any Indian medical college.
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Ukraine-returned medical students can't be accommodated in Indian universities: Centre https://t.co/4JoVkoYCJK
— Republic (@republic) July 27, 2022
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Students Start Hunger Strike In Delhi To Protest
These Indian students had to leave their course midway in Ukraine after Russia declared war on the country. Over 20,000 Indian students who returned from Ukraine in Februrary and March remain in despair about their future. With their degrees in jeopardy, medical students from Ukraine took to the streets of Delhi for a hunger strike to draw attention to their plight.
When 18,000 medical students returned to India from Ukraine after the War, all the ministers were queuing for selfies with them for the UP election. 5 months have passed, and no promises have been kept – Students are protesting at Ramlila Ground in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/CVSmGynmkO
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) July 24, 2022