Scholarship worth ₹ 6.86 crore given to 30,812 students: Minister
The Hindu
TIRUNELVELIMinister for Backward Class Welfare S.S. Sivashankar has said 30,812 backward class students from the district have been given ₹ 6.86 crore as scholarship during this fiscal. Speaking to re
TIRUNELVELI
Minister for Backward Class Welfare S.S. Sivashankar has said 30,812 backward class students from the district have been given ₹ 6.86 crore as scholarship during this fiscal.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday after reviewing the performance of his department, Mr. Shivashankar said 28,337 backward class students from Class 1 to 10 had been given the scholarship to the tune of ₹ 4.57 crore while ₹ 91 lakh was given as scholarship to 1,925 students of Class 11 and 12. A total of 550 students doing their professional courses had been given the assistance of Rs. 1.38 crore, he said.
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