Less Than 40% of Selected SC, ST and Poor Students To Get Scholarship, Modi Govt Says No Money: Report
07 July 2025 | The Wire
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has issued provisional scholarship awards to less than half of those selected, or just 40 of the 106 candidates selected for its National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for the forthcoming academic year, 2025-26. It has said that letters for the remaining 66 candidates “may be issued… subject to availability of funds”, as per a report in The Hindustan Times.
The ministry has said it has not got clearance from Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. This cabinet committee is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…