“The state government's top priority is to provide quality education to children, and the government has no shortage of resources to ensure a better future for children,” the CM asserted while addressing an event held at the CM House in Bhopal.
For the first time, under the CM’s direction, the scholarship distribution for the 2025–26 financial year began in September itself.
This year, the government has taken a landmark step by deciding to distribute scholarships ahead of schedule.
Describing PM Modi as a God-like figure, Ramdev said, “We congratulate him for the dreams that he lives for. He guides the country as prime minister. He gives directions (to the country), we must appreciate him.”
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has disbursed over Rs 32 crore as scholarship to more than 92,000 wards of Beedi, Cine and Non-Coal Mine Workers.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted raids across 22 locations in six districts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with "fraudulent" availment of post-matriculation scholarships by various educational institutes across the state, according to an official statement.
The National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) said on Wednesday around two lakh students from the SC category dropped out of college due to non-payment of dues under post-matric scholarship scheme worth around Rs 2,000 crore by the Punjab government.
He said this enquiry will be a bear thread analysis to ascertain every lapse and embezzlement of the public money under the post matric scholarship scheme. He said t discrepancies are an intolerable crime against the weaker and underprivileged strata of society adding that anyone found involved in this will not be spared and severest of severe action will be taken against them.
The pre-matric scholarship is earmarked for the borders of schools under the ST & SC Development Department and School & Mass Education Department.
A state government official said under the scheme, scholarships will be provided to meritorious students studying in class 6th, 7th and 8th of government schools.
