India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Central Government has clarified the status of scholarship applications and unpaid scholarship dues for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), while also providing details of budget allocations for de-addiction centres and welfare schemes for senior citizens.
In a written reply to Dr. Menaka Guruswamy in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale stated that the Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes & Others and the Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste Students are Centrally Sponsored Schemes that are open-ended and demand-driven.
He stated that the scho...