Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday accused the state government of being “anti-Dalit” and sought clarification from it on the delay in clearing applications under a Centre-sponsored scholarship plan for the Scheduled Castes…
Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday accused the state government of being “anti-Dalit” and sought clarification from it on the delay in clearing applications under a Centre-sponsored scholarship plan for the Scheduled Castes students.
Implemented by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for the Scheduled Castes (SC) aims at increasing their enrolment in government schools.
Accusing the Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of adopting a “negligent approach”, the Congress leader said the parliamentary Standing Committee on Social justice and Empowerment too had expressed concern over it.
According to a committee report on the demand for grants for 2024-25, 18,243 applications were pending with the state government.
Courtesy : The Tribune
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