FIRs, fundings increased at JNU during Modi regime: RTI
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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), which has earned a reputation for frequent student protests, saw a substantial increase in funding under the present Narendra Modi administration, as per data obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) request. The RTI activist, Prafful Sarda from Pune, requested information on the subsidies given to JNU during PM Modi's term and the preceding decade. The response revealed that JNU received ₹2,055 crore from 2004-05 to 2014-15, which surged to ₹3,030 crore between 2015-16 and 2022-23.