Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to release the outstanding amount of Rs 730.81 crore, the central government’s share in the Scheduled Tribes Post Matric Scholarship Scheme (STPMSS).
Gehlot has written that for the educational upgradation of ST students, the scheme is being run. According to the guidelines of the scheme, the ratio between the centre and the state is fixed at 75:25. Under this scheme, about 3 lakh applications are received in the state every year, for which about Rs 400 crore is required every year of which the central share is about Rs 300 crore.
The CM said that in the financial year 2022-23, the state had fixed a demand of Rs 380.26 crore (central share amount of Rs 285.20 crore) on the basis of the applications received under this scheme. The Centre has released only Rs 77.81 crore out of its share.
A total amount of Rs 730.81 crore is outstanding, including Rs 430.81 crore for the applications received for the financial year 2022-23 and the outstanding applications of the previous year, and Rs 300 crore for the applications of the current financial year( 2023-24). He urged the Prime Minister to release the outstanding amount at the earliest so that the scholarship could be paid on time to the scheduled tribe students of the state.