Scholarship schemes for minorities approved
. New Delhi: The Government has approved three scholarship schemes for students belonging to minority communities of India with 30 percent earmarked for girl students. The scholarships were approved last week under the prime minister's new 15-point programme for the welfare of minorities."The minority affairs ministry has announced merit-cum-means based scholarship, post-matric scholarship and pre-matric scholarships for students from minority communities," a ministry official said.The merit-cum-means scholarship is for students going for technical and professional courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. "Under this scheme, 20,000 new scholarships will be provided every year. Already 17,182 scholarships are sanctioned to 28 states and union territories," the official said.The students of Class 11 to PhD level will be able to avail the benefits of post-matric scholarships provided by the ministry."The scholarships also cover technical and vocationa...