evidence: CLAIM: Income eligibility has been raised from₹44,500 to₹2.5 lakh for the pre-metric scholarship for OBCs. [...] The third claim is that income eligibility has been raised from₹2 lakh to₹2.5 lakh for the pre-matric scholarship for SC students. According to the 2017-18 annual report of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, "In order to include more beneficiaries, income eligibility criteria for Pre-Matric Scholarships for Scheduled Castes Students studying in Class IX and X was raised from₹2.00 Lakh to₹2.5 Lakh, at par with Post-matric scholarship for next three years i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20." CLAIM: Income eligibility has been raised from₹2 lakh to₹2.5 lakh for the pre-metric scholarship for SC students.