Lower secondary scholarship (LSS) and upper secondary scholarship (USS) to the tune of ₹29.88 crore for over 1.3 lakh students are pending in the State for the past four years, according to figures tabled in the Assembly.
Even as thousands of students continue their wait for the scholarship money, the government has scheduled yet another scholarship examination (for 2023-24) this month.
The scholarship amount for 1,30,353 students is pending since 2019-20. Part payment of the scholarship arrears was last made in March 2023. The government said steps are being taken to disburse the pending scholarship money on the basis of fund availability.
