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New Delhi: The Gujarat Government has announced that the SC, ST category students who have taken admission in courses that are not covered under the Fee Regulatory Committee (FRC), will now be entitled to receive scholarships.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has taken this decision during the state cabinet meeting on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. As per the Government release, this is for the larger interest of the students who are in need.
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Initially, scholarships are granted to those students who belong to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) community and who have taken admission in courses covered under the FRC.
As per the new announcements, the SC/ ST students who have taken admission in non-FRC courses in private colleges and universities will also be eligible to receive this Government scholarship.
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This decision is most likely to benefit almost 6000 SC students and 12000 ST students. The Government is to pay INR 36 crore for this purpose.
During the cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister also reviewed the final preparations, going on for the soon to happen ‘Garib Kalyan Melas’. This is to be conducted in different parts of Gujarat on February 24, 25 and 26, 2022.
Moreover, the CM was also informed that the concerned departments already prepared a final draft of the state budget. The budget draft will be presented in the State Assembly on March 3, 2022.
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