Summary:
Due to some technical error, 412 students from class IX to post-graduate courses got scholarship from both Centre and state. As it is against the rules, I have ordered officials of education department to ask minority students to return excess scholarship.’’Officials said 412 students are admitted in 17 institutes, and have received nearly Rs 70 lakh scholarship. It depends on the student whether he or she wants to avail the scheme of either Centre or state government. Officials added that they were able to recover nearly Rs 40,000 from 15 students till Friday.When contacted, Achal Mishra, DIOS, said, “On Friday, I wrote to concerned aided and non-aided schools to direct their students to return excess scholarship amount.’’ They have been directed to return a sum of Rs 35 lakh..