India, April 7 -- Around 75 minority students from Maharashtra pursuing higher education abroad are facing severe financial stress due to delays in the disbursal of scholarship funds by the state government. Despite approvals for their scholarships under the minority development department's foreign scholarship scheme for the academic year 2025-26, the funds have not yet been released, leaving students struggling to pay tuition fees and other essential expenses.

These students report receiving responses such as "funds not available" despite repeated follow-ups, leading to mounting anxiety over their studies abroad.

As per a recent letter from the social welfare commissioner, Pune (signed by Pramod Jadhav) on March 20, only 28 of the tot...