What happened: SC and OBC scholarship releases supported by DBT
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment reports that the Government continues to strengthen educational support for students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) through scholarship schemes using Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Under DBT, scholarship assistance is transferred directly into eligible beneficiaries’ Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts, aiming to make disbursal simpler, faster, and more transparent.
For the financial year 2025–26, the Government reports the following releases in East Godavari district under scholarship schemes for SCs and OBCs:
Component-wise releases reported for East Godavari district:
- ₹20.80 crore under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SCs - ₹2.38 crore under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SCs and Others - ₹6.83 crore under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for OBCs - ₹0.80 crore under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for OBCs Total reported release for SC and OBC students in East Godavari district: ₹30.81 crore.
Beneficiary counts based on available 2025–26 data:
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