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PUNE: More than 20,000 students in the city eligible for scholarships for higher education have not received their scholarship amount for the past two years.Bhushan Ranbhare, Pune city president of National Students Union of India (NSUI), on Thursday said, "It has been two years now that 20,000 students in Pune have not received their scholarship amounts. "When contacted, the state education department officials said, "We have received the letter from students' union regarding payment of scholarship amounts. We will soon respond to the students on their queries and see to it that the education of students does not suffer." "This government apathy has prompted several students' unions under NSUI to call for a state-wide protest. Many of these students not just belong to reserved category, but also come from economically weak background..