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Bajwa slams the AAP govt failure to clear pending scholarship applications under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme

CHANDIGARH: The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday lambasted the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab Government for its negligent approach in promptly clearing the pending scholarship applications under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for the Scheduled Caste (SC) students in Punjab.

Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: Rs. 59.34 crore disbursed to 256 institutions out of Rs. 92 crore: Dr. Baljit Kaur

CHANDIGARH: To provide financial assistance for the education of Scheduled Caste (SC) students, the Punjab Government has released Rs. 92 crore from the budget provisions for the year 2024-25 under the Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students scheme. Additionally, Rs. 245 crore has been earmarked for scholarships for the year 2024-25. This announcement was made by Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, during a press conference held today at Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh.

Rs. 92 Crore Releases under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme: Dr. Baljit Kaur

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has allocated Rs. 92 crore from the 2024-25 budget under the Post Matric Scholarship for SC Students scheme for government institutions.

Desh Bhagat University has established Mata Jarnail Kaur Corpus Fund Scholarship Scheme for Needy Students

MANDI GOBINDGARH: Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh has established the Mata Jarnail Kaur Corpus Fund Scholarship Scheme to support meritorious, needy, underprivileged, economically backward, physically challenged individuals and girl children, among other categories.

RS.179 crore disbursed to more than 1.90 lakh students under post-matric scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, on Thursday, said that fulfilling another promise, Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has disbursed Rs.179 crore to students under Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students Scheme and the amount has already been transferred to bank accounts of the beneficiaries under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme. Notably, the cabinet minister on the day of taking charge of her office, directed the higher officials to clear pendency of scholarships up till March 2022 by all means.

Stern action against perpetrators of mining, post matric scholarship scheme, desecration, irrigation scam soon: Channi

LUDHIANA: The Punjab Chief Minister Mr Charanjit Singh Channi said that Congress government is duty bound to punish every person who has done any sin against the state and its people.

Punjab cabinet approves implementation of Chief Minister scholarship scheme for govt colleges

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday accorded approval for implementation of the Chief Minister Scholarship Scheme in Higher Education for government colleges in the state.

Punjab Govt to pay 40 percent arrears to Pvt institutions under SC post matric scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government will pay 40% of the Rs 200 crore arrears of private educational institutions, against the post matric scholarship scheme for SC students, for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20.

Punjab CM asks Modi to remit pending dues of scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking release of the state's pending amount and revised sharing pattern under the Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes (PMS-SCs) for 2017-2020.

Special Drive to Sensitize Students about Benefits of Minority Scholarship Scheme: Dr. Cheema

Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH : The Education Minister, Punjab, Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema today announced the launching of a special drive to ensure that the benefits of the Union Government initiated schemes for welfare of minorities are passed down to the students at the ground level. The minister gave a clarion call to launch a mass campaign in this direction in his meeting with the representatives of NGOs International Sikh Confederation and Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle who are active for welfare of minorities.

Punjab Govt to pay 40 percent arrears to Pvt institutions under SC post matric scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government will pay 40% of the Rs 200 crore arrears of private educational institutions, against the post matric scholarship scheme for SC students, for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20.

Punjab CM asks Modi to remit pending dues of scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking release of the state's pending amount and revised sharing pattern under the Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes (PMS-SCs) for 2017-2020.

Group of Ministers on Post Matric scholarship scheme directs all educational institutions to release degrees within three days

CHANDIGARH: Taking serious note of the withholding of degrees of the SC students by private colleges/institutions owing to non-payment of fees after the closure of Post Matric Scheme for SC students by the Union Government in 2017, the Punjab Government today directed all the institutions to release degrees to such students within three days. The decision was taken here today during the maiden meeting of the High powered committee of the Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted in the State cabinet meeting yesterday (Thursday) by the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh under the Chairmanship of Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, to decide on the pending issues regarding the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 arising out of the closure of the scheme.

JAC rejects new Post Matric Scholarship Scheme of Punjab Govt

MOHALI: Joint Association of Colleges (JAC) has rejected new Post Matric Scholarship declared by Punjab Govt. recently JAC said that the new education policy is meant for 2020-21. But our first question to Govt is what about the pending Post matric Scholarship of the year 2016-17 (415.60 crore), 2017-18 (Rs 538 crore); 2018-19 (Rs 437.19 crore) and 2019-20 (around 450 crore) which is accumulated to 1850 crores?

Jakhar hails CM for launching Dr Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH: President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Mr Sunil Jakhar today hailed the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for launching Dr BR Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship scheme to safeguard the interests of SC students on the pious day of pargat utsav of Bhagwan Valmiki ji Maharaj.

Kapurthala DÇ Uppal launches SC post matric scholarship scheme

KAPURTHALA:On the auspicious occasion of Parkash Parv of Bhagwan Valmiki Ji, Deputy Commissioner Kapurthla Deepti Uppal today launched Dr. BR Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship scheme in a colourful function held here today.

Punjab CM formally launches post matric SC scholarship scheme to mark Valmiki Jayanti

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday formally launched the recently announced Dr BR Ambedkar Post Matric SC Scholarship scheme, and also virtually laid the foundation stone of Rs 50 crore worth of projects at Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal (Ram Tirath), Amritsar, to mark the auspicious occasion of the Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti.

Punjab Govt has safeguarded interest of SC students by launching new Scholarship Scheme: Sadhu Singh Dharamsot

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government by coming up with the new SC Scholarship Scheme has safeguarded the future of students belonging to scheduled castes. State Government has saved the interests of needy students after centre had arbitrarily backtracked from its responsibility, the Minister added.

Center's decision to withdraw from SC scholarship scheme was retrograde, says Punjab CM

CHANDIGARH: Terming the Centre’s decision to withdraw from the SC Post-Matric Scholarship scheme as a totally retrograde step, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said the new scholarship scheme approved by the cabinet yesterday would secure the future of SC children by enabling them to pursue higher studies.

Dharmsot expresses gratitude to CM Captain Amarinder Singh for launch oF Dr.BR Ambedkar SC post matric scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH:Expressing his gratitude to Captain Amarinder Singh on launch of the state SC Post Matric Scholarship Scheme, Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities Minister Sadhu Singh Dharmsot said the scheme reflects the Chief Minister's vision and commitment for the needy sections.

Punjab cabinet approves Dr. B.R.Ambedkar SC post matric scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the decks for the State Government to launch its own SC Post Matric Scholarship Scheme in place of the Centre’s defunct scheme, in order to facilitate SC students to pursue higher education in government and private institutions, with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also announcing increase in income criteria from earlier Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh to accommodate more students.

Protest held at kharar to implement Post Matric Scholarship Scheme

PHAGWARA:On the issue of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme a call was given by Dalit organizations for Punjab bandh. Protest was organized at Kharar near Bus stand in Mohali district . 

Punjab Govt to soon launch SC post matric scholarship scheme in place of centre's old scheme, announces Capt Amarinder

PATIALA:Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that his government will soon introduce a new scholarship scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) students, who had been backstabbed by the central government, which had abruptly ended the post- matric scholarship scheme for them.

Union Minister orders Departmental Inquiry into the scam of Dalit Students Scholarship Scheme in Punjab: Som Prakash

CHANDIGARH: Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Som Prakash raised the issue of Rs 63.91 crore scam in Central Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Dalit Students by Cabinet Ministers and officials of the Punjab Government.

CM Punjab announced that Post Matric Scholarship Scheme will continue

College principals association meeting demands pending installments of post matric scholarship scheme of installments of students CollegeStaff salaries

JALANDHAR:Dr.Gurpinder Singh Samra, Principal, Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar and President, College Principals   Association informed about the latest meeting of the association, wherein the issue of impending installments of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Reserved Category students and salaries for the college staff were discussed as immediate concerns for the colleges of the region.

On CM's directive,finance Dept releases rs.431.74cr for local bodies,school education Post matric scholarship scheme

CHANDIGARH:On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Finance Department has released Rs. 431.74 Crores on account of Local Bodies grants, disbursement of funds to School Education, funds under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme and capital subsidy to the industries centre at Mohali.

Samra reiterates demand to Punjab Govt regarding the release of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme

JALANDHAR: Dr. Gurpinder Singh Samra, the President of Principals' Association Non-Govt. Affiliated College has reiterated the demand to the Government of Punjab regarding the release of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme Grant for Reserved Category students which has been stuck in the pipeline for the last three years.

Special Drive to Sensitize Students about Benefits of Minority Scholarship Scheme: Dr. Cheema

Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH : The Education Minister, Punjab, Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema today announced the launching of a special drive to ensure that the benefits of the Union Government initiated schemes for welfare of minorities are passed down to the students at the ground level. The minister gave a clarion call to launch a mass campaign in this direction in his meeting with the representatives of NGOs International Sikh Confederation and Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle who are active for welfare of minorities.