Over 9,254 students have received education assistance under the Prime Minister’s scholarship programme to the tune of ₹3.70 crore here in the district, said T.N. Venkatesh, Commissioner, Backward Classes Welfare.
The scholarships are being issued to the students of Classes 9 and 10, under the PM-YASASVI Prematric scholarship programme, Mr. Venkatesh said. This entailed an annual scholarship of ₹4,000 to students.