evidence: This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with 100% funding from Government of India. The SCstudents of classes IX & X are getting Pre-Matric scholarship as per newly introduced Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of Government of India w.e.f. 01-07-2012 and whose parental annual income is up to Rs.2.50 lakhs. Proposal has been sent to MSJE, GOI for sanction of fund amounting to Rs.474.69 lakhs for 15,823 SC students for the year 2017-18. Communications have also been made to MSJE, Govt. of India for release of backlog fund amounting Rs.314.61 lakh for the year 2015-16 and 2016-17 under pre-matric scholarship for 13,986 SC students. [...] This is a Centrally Sponsored scheme. The students pursuing studies at different levels from classes XI to College/University are being provided scholarship for MBBS / Engineering / Agri B.Sc/BHMS/BVSc etc courses. Families of SC students having annual income up to Rs. 2.50 lakhs are covered under this Scheme. During the year 2017-18, 16,678 applications of SC students have been uploaded online to the National Scholarship Portal (NSP-2.0) and out of which, 15,669 applications have been verified by the Department.