Scheme-wise Release of Funds under the Umbrella Scheme in Respect of the following Four Scholarship Sub-schemes for Students with Disabilities from 2018-19 to 2020-21
Source- RAJYA SABHA SESSION - 256 UNSTARRED QUESTION No 128. Data Figures are in Rs. Crore. Data for the Year 2020-21 Out of these four sub-schemes, Pre-matric, Post-matric and Top Class Education Scholarship are implemented through the National Scholarship Portal(NSP).Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the last date for registration on the NSP was extended till 20th Jan, 2021 and the verification date up to 28th Feb, 2021, due to which scholarships could not be released to all the students during the year. The remaining scholarships for the year 2020-21 amounting to Rs.31.41 crores were released in 2021-22.