Overview

• The Delhi government has cleared 52% of pending SC/ST/OBC scholarship applications in the past three months.
• The cleared scholarships include tuition fee reimbursement for 2023–24 and 2024–25, the Chief Minister Vidyarthi Pratibha Yojana, the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Topper Award, pre- and post-matric schemes, and overseas study assistance.
• A digital portal is under development to simplify and make transparent the scholarship application and approval process.
• Officials plan to construct at least one hostel for SC/ST students in each district to replace facilities closed by the previous administration.
• Authorities say these reforms are designed to fulfill the educational empowerment goals set out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Babasaheb Ambedkar.