I take it back: Minister on 'begging bowl' remark to schools
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar had said at a school function in Pune that educational institutes should not come to the government with a "begging bowl" and should instead utilise alumni contributions. Javadekar later issued an apology, saying, "I also realise that the use of the term, 'begging bowl' was wrong, and so I take it back."