UP CM Yogi Adityanath transfers scholarship of Rs 458.66cr to over 12.17 lakh students
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath revealed that under the Akhilesh government, the scholarships of SC/ST children was stopped.
Lucknow: In a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party on Thursday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath revealed that under the Akhilesh government, the scholarships of SC/ST children was stopped.
“The previous government used to discriminate before providing scholarships to the children. They stopped providing scholarships particularly to the children belonging to SC/ST community,” asserted the Chief Minister while transferring scholarships of Rs 458.66 crore to as many as 12,17,631 students online.
During the programme, CM Yogi thew light on the anti-Dalit mentality of the Samajwadi Party. “When we came to power in 2017, we came to know that in 2016-17, only the scholarship of SC, ST children was stopped. Our government immediately restored scholarships to the students,” he said.
