Overview
- The Social Welfare Department amended the Post‑Matric Scholarship and Fee Reimbursement Regulations‑2023 to restrict benefits to genuinely eligible students.
- The rules apply equally to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and general‑category students, with eligibility tied to transparent admissions.
- Private institutions must issue public notices, prepare merit or rank lists, and publish final selection lists for vocational, technical and professional courses.
- Students admitted through management quotas or spot procedures will be ineligible, and benefits will also be denied if institutions charge above the approved fee.
- Officials, including Deputy Director Anand Kumar Singh, said strict action and regular audits will back the rules, alongside a student grievance portal.