Minority Scholarship Schemes Frozen For Over 3 Years Due to ‘Irregularities’, Parliamentary Panel Flags Concern
14 March 2026 | The Wire
Three years after the Union government froze its flagship minority scholarship schemes citing alleged fraud involving fake schools, ghost beneficiaries and siphoned funds, investigations into such cases remain delayed with no clear timeline for when the schemes will be revived, The Print reported.
The parliamentary standing committee, led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP P.C. Mohan, on social justice and empowerment on Friday (March 13) flagged concerns over continued budget cuts, under-utilisation of funds and implementation gaps in welfare schemes for minorities…