Overview

• At a scholarship distribution event in Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister oversaw a transfer of ₹89.96 crore to about 3.96 lakh student beneficiaries.
• Adityanath said the proposed ‘One Nation, One Scholarship’ framework would enable instant disbursal when students enroll, framing it as the next step for streamlining aid.
• He pledged that students facing delays—particularly flagged in some Scheduled Tribe cases—would receive pending scholarships before Diwali.
• The chief minister said officials found responsible for delays have been identified and that action will follow.
• He praised the Centre’s 2020 New Education Policy for promoting inclusivity and, in an X post, credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership for expanding scholarships and fee reimbursements.