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Closure of amenities centre leaves MKU students in a fix

The New Indian Express Madurai

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September 12, 2025

The closure of the students' amenities centre that was functioning inside the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has forced students, especially of Distance Education courses and PhD scholars, to walk for nearly one kilometre outside the campus to take photocopies and printouts.

- JEYALAKSHMI RAMANUJAM @ Madurai

The centre was funded and established by MKU in 2006 with 25 internet-enabled computers, photocopier machines and other facilities. Students paid ₹10 per hour for browsing, and ₹1 for taking printouts and photocopies. Two staff were appointed to run the centre. Funds dried out and after 2018, the centre ran on the funds it generated. To sustain itself, the charges were doubled despite opposition from students and staf

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