New Delhi, June 25 -- The department of social justice and empowerment, under the ministry of social justice and empowerment (MoSJE), has scrapped the mandatory domicile certificate requirement for students applying under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). This reform will ease access for nearly 12 million students who receive benefits annually under the two schemes. A domicile certificate is an official document issued by a state government certifying permanent residency. It has until now been a mandatory submission under both schemes. For students studying outside their home states, obtaining one mid-year has meant travel back home, lost wages for parents, and i...