AGARTALA, August 13 (TIWN): Finally the state government sounding against the rampant education business in state had directed the concerned education department to probe the allegation raised by the opposition leader. The higher education minister was recently instructed to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of involvement of top policy makers in admitting undergraduate students of nursing in non-recognized institutes of Bengaluru being shortlisted by the Tripura government. The move has come up just after the issue of the education business had rocked the state monsoon assembly session. Opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman alleged that the education business with the state brokers engaged in it has rampant in the state whereas the government have been playing a negligence role towards restricting it. A large number of students are being victimised by those brokers who in exchange of hefty fees let the students admit in some of the non-recognised colleges outside the state which were also shortlisted by the state government. Barman alleged the department has shortlisted 24 such nursing colleges and five other technical colleges in Bengaluru despite bringing the matter to the notice of the chief minister two months ago. "They do not have recognition and minimum infrastructure," he said.

It was alleged that those brokers and agents who comes here in the state every year to admit students in the abroad colleges in the name of “A” category college mainly targets the rural students but very few students from the city, as a result their unsecure futures stops at one point of time.

Because the colleges were found having no affiliation or either their affiliation has been cancelled the students are getting deprived at large.

He said every year at least 2000 to 3000 students are going abroad for perusing higher studies, but are deprived at large at those abroad ‘C’ category colleges, where they do not have minimum accommodations and infrastructures for the students.

However, responding to the allegation of Barman the state higher education Minister Tapan Chakroborty said that a senior officer is being sent to Bengaluru to get all the details.

Beides, Chief Minister Manik sarkar replying to the question moved by Barman in the assembly session assured, “The government will take strong steps against the accused”.