India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has undertaken transformative reforms and significantly expanded the reach of its scholarship and educational support schemes. These initiatives are aimed at strengthening access to education for students from Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Economically Backward Classes (EBCs), while making programme implementation more timely, transparent and accountable.
More than 1.44 crore SC students have benefited under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes. The Scholarships amounting to Rs 12,773 crore have been disbursed to support...