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Bareilly: In order to curb misappropriation of scholarship funds in the name of fake beneficiaries by private educational institutes, the UP government has decided to release the scholarship in two instalments per annum from the current academic session of 2018-19. The scholarship will be sent directly to the student concerned’s bank account and not to the college. Besides, the student will have to deposit the fee on his own while taking admission in any course which will be reimbursed later.” Under this scholarship scheme, 100% college fee is reimbursed irrespective of any course taken up by the student concerned.Dikshit said, “Now, the scholarship has been linked with Aadhaar and many more safeguards are being put in place so that the fund is received by the beneficiary. Under UP scholarship scheme, students from class IX to post-graduation level are entitled to the benefit if their family income is less than Rs 2 lakh a year.Director of state social welfare directorate Jagdish Prasad has issued a letter to all district social welfare offices(DSWO) across the state, instructing them to hold scholarship distribution camps in their respective districts on October 2..