'Failure of states to release funds blocks post matric scholarship of SC students'The ministry of social justice and empowerment had earmarked Rs 5,660 crore in the current financial year targeting 6.615 million students ...
27 Mar, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
Aadhaar linking with caste, income certificates soon for scholarshipsThe Centre will roll out the initiative in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana which have already completed the...
07 Apr, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
Centre weighs uniform scholarships for SC, ST, OBC and minority studentsNew system would mean uniform entitlement, timeline, process, eligibility and portal for all underprivileged students.
11 Nov, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
Centre set to rationalize 3 cr scholarships for SC/ST/OBC and minoritiesThe government, faces a difficult task when it undertakes rationalisation of scholarships – it cannot reduce the monetary amount to bring a...
19 Oct, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
All central govt scholarships to be completely digitisedThe Centre will allow all state governments to link their scholarship schemes to this portal so that this becomes a single place to know ab...
20 Aug, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
28% increase in outlay for SC, OBC welfare plansThe overall budget for ministry of social justice and empowerment has gone up from ₹8,207.56 crore to ₹10,517.62 crore – a 28% increase. Th...
04 Feb, 2021, 01.07 AM IST
25 million meritorious students from deprived sections to be tracked across IndiaIn a major welfare outreach, the ministry of social justice and empowerment is working on creating a central database of all meritorious st...
03 Aug, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
No ministry scores 100% on fund utilisation for Scheduled CastesEven as most ministries show 50-60% utilisation with less than a month for the current fiscal to end, the review has found that funds spent...
09 Mar, 2020, 11.15 PM IST
Govt proposes new fund-sharing pattern for scholarship scheme for SC studentsThe Centre will bear 60 per cent and states 40 per cent of the financial burden of the Post-Matric Scholarship scheme for Scheduled Caste s...
07 Jul, 2019, 03.49 PM IST
Post-matric scholarship for SC, ST, OBC will continue: Nitish KumarNitish Kumar said this while intervening in the government's reply during the debate on state's budget 2017-18 and Appropriation Bill in th...
29 Mar, 2017, 08.36 PM IST
Central government arrears for dalit scholarship at Rs 8,000 croreThe Centre has been unable to pay this year’s outstanding due to the states and needs additional funds to clear last year’s arrears as well.
14 Dec, 2016, 01.42 AM IST
Centre approves inclusion of some castes in SC listThe government approved a proposal for inclusion of certain castes, including Sais, Aheria and Peruvannan, in the list of SC in five states.
16 Dec, 2015, 11.12 PM IST
Odisha govt announces hike in pre-matric scholarship to SC/STOdisha government announced a hike in pre-matriculation scholarships for students belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC...
22 May, 2015, 03.33 PM IST
'Online scholarship to SC/ST students after self-verification'Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Arun Chaturvedi said over 5 lakh scholarship cases were pending since 2009.
20 Mar, 2015, 03.12 PM IST
Complaints of mis-utilisation of scholarship funds received: GovenmentThe Uttar Pradesh government has informed that appropriate penal and remedial action in such cases has been initiated, he added.
03 Mar, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
Punjab government releases Rs 280.81 crore for scholarshipsScholarships are for scheduled castes students studying in degree courses, medical education, engineering courses and diploma and certifica...
28 Nov, 2013, 04.37 PM IST
Government set to increase scholarship coverage for Scheduled Caste studentsBuoyed by success of the post- matric scholarship schemes for SC students, the govt is all set to increase its coverage for 48L school chil...
02 May, 2012, 10.45 AM IST