Summary:
The stench is intolerable even from inside the hostel canteen,” said R.
Kannan, a college student, an inmate since Class IV. “For instance, the ITI and school hostels on Race Course Road had 113 and 101 students on record in 2016-17. Mr.
Pandiaraja pointed to the non-functioning of Adi Dravidar Welfare Committee in the district, which could have helped in monitoring the functioning of hostels. “Issues like lack of medical check-up for students should not happen since health officials are supposed to do routine check-ups. “A college student is allocated ? 875 per month for food while other students are allocated ? 750, which works out to roughly ? 25 - 30 per day..