Nuh women seek varsity in state budget, write to CM

Sumedha Sharma

Gurugram, February 17

As the state government gears up to present the budget this month nearly 15000 women aged 16 to 24 in Nuh have written to the CM seeking provisions for a dedicated university. The women highlighted how only 10 per cent of women belonging to Mewat region — spread across Rajasthan and Haryana — made it to universities.

Matter raised with PM in past

We hear about new roads and cities while our district strives for basic things like a university. We have written to the PM and the CM on many occasions, we hope they pay heed to our appeals this time round. Fatima, Resident, Pinnagwan

Highest dropout rate

Nuh district according to records has the highest dropout rate among women. For the average girl, being allowed to pursue higher education through correspondence is a luxury. The district has the lowest average age of marriage.

The number stood at a meagre four per cent in the Nuh district. The women claimed that not just women but the entire population of around 15 lakh would greatly benefit from the university. “Every year we hear announcements about big roads being constructed and new cities being developed but our district still strives for basic things like having a university. I was a gifted student and my father had to fight the entire village to send me to a school in a nearby village so that I could study up to Class XII. Despite having been a topper in school I could not continue my education due to the lack of a university in the district. There are thousands of girls like me who are begging for basic rights and opportunities. We have written to the PM and the CM on many occasions, we hope they pay heed to our appeals this time round,” said Fatima Chowdhary of Pinnagwan block. “We have been seeking this university from successive governments. While men get the opportunity to move away to pursue higher education we do not get that opportunity often. Panchayats of around 32 villages have pledged support to the appeal. Nuh faces a dearth of higher education institutions and vocational training centres especially for women. This district according to state records has the highest dropout rate especially among women. A majority of the girls have no access to higher education. For the average girl, being allowed to pursue higher education through correspondence is a luxury. Nuh district has the lowest average age of marriage in the state.