Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Tribal Welfare Department has proposed standardising and simplifying scholarship schemes across departments. The proposal includes cutting eligibility categories from three to two and increasing scholarships for select groups.

It has already made a presentation before the Chief Secretary in this regard. The current eligibility categories for scholarships are: annual income up to Rs 2.50 lakh, between Rs 2.50 lakh and Rs 8 lakh, and over Rs 8 lakh. The Department proposal leaves out the category of annual salary over Rs 8 lakh.

The proposal vouches for equal scholarship for SC, ST and Denotified Nomadic Tribes (DNT) from Classes 9-12. At the same time, it stresses that students of OBC should get 50% of SC, ST, and DNT Scholarships. It speaks about the equival

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