‘Dalits deprived of govt benefits’

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Balasore, | 30 September, 2015
Dalit people of Khaira block are deprived of the benefits provided by the government, alleged leaders of the community here on Tuesday.
A delegation of SC and ST community members of Khaira met the district collector here and complained of the neglect that they are being subjected to. The members alleged that the head mistress of Arjunpur UGME School under Palasa gram panchayat had misappropriated government funds, including the stipend of SC students, since the last two years. The free uniform provided by the government had not been given to students, they charged. Similarly, students of Class 10 of Rustrampur high school in the block had not been given bicycles provided by the government, they said.
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