India, Aug. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

For students from financially constrained backgrounds, pursuing higher education and advanced research can involve significant financial and academic challenges. Timely financial assistance can provide students with greater stability, enabling them to continue their studies, focus on research and achieve their academic and professional aspirations.

Demonstrating how financial support under the National Fellowship Scheme for Scheduled Caste Students can support higher education and research, Shri Badde Prasanna Kumar, a 32-year-old SC student and Research Associate, successfully pursued and completed his PhD in Agriculture Microbiology.

Coming from a family that encouraged ed...