Congress Chief Slams Centre Over Stopping Minority Students' Scholarship
NDTV
On Tuesday, the government limited its pre-matric scholarship scheme meant for minority communities to students of classes 9 and 10.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday asked the Modi government what will it gain by "snatching away" the money from poor students, a day after it stopped scholarships for minority students of classes 1 to 8. .@narendramodi ji, your Govt has shut down Pre- Matric Scholarship meant for SC,ST, OBC & Minority students of Class 1 to Class 8.What is the point of depriving scholarships to the poor students? How much will your Govt earn or save by snatching this money from poor students ?
On Tuesday, the government limited its pre-matric scholarship scheme meant for minority communities to students of classes 9 and 10, stating that the Right to Education Act covers compulsory education up to class 8 for all students.
Earlier, the pre-matric scholarship used to cover education for grades 1 to 8 as well as for students belonging to minority communities. SC and ST students are covered from classes 9 and 10 only on a full-time basis under the pre-matric scholarship scheme.
"Narendra Modi ji, your Government has shut down Pre- Matric Scholarship meant for SC, ST, OBC and Minority students of Class 1 to Class 8. What is the point of depriving scholarships to poor students? How much will your Government earn or save by snatching this money from poor students," Mr Kharge asked.
