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Education Budget 2025: Modi government cuts Rs 1,000 crore from minority, ST scholarships
In the Union Budget 2025, the Indian government has reduced funding for several scholarship schemes aimed at minority and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students. Notably, the pre-matric scholarship for minorities has been allocated ₹326.16 crore for 2024-25, a significant decrease from ₹1,378 crore in 2021-22. The Ministry of Minority Affairs explained that this reduction is due…