SC/ST aviation students’ sponsor runs out of fund

Chennai:The dreams of about 200 poor youth to take up a career in aviation have been grounded due to the apathy of the Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO) and the unsympathetic attitude of Air Hostess Academy (AHA) that trained them.
The trainees, belonging to the scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) communities, have not received their certificates even five months after passing out as TAHDCO, that is supposed to bear the cost of the one-year course, has not paid their fees.
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Jennifer and Vedanayaki were selected by Indian Airlines as ground staff but were not appointed, as they did not have the qualifying certificates. Three others in Emirates Airlines fear losing their jobs because they do not have certificates.
The academy had fixed a fee of Rs 1 lakh for students sponsored by TAHDCO. Even as the students were running around for their certificates, the Academy told them that TAHDCO had not paid any fees for their study. Another version is that a part of the fees had been paid. TAHDCO, on its part, has said that it had no funds.
15/08/09 Sangeetha Neeraja/ExpressBuzz