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Deepkamal Kaur
Jalandhar, February 11
Glaring problems, which Dalit students had been facing every year, due to delay in disbursal of the SC Post- Matric Scholarship by the governments has led to a drastic fall in number of applicants.
Despite repeated extension in the last date to apply for the scholarship, only 18,803 Dalit students from Jalandhar district applied this year. This particular number is too small for Jalandhar, which is considered Dalit hub with a population of five to six lakh voters.
Last year, 22,179 beneficiaries enrolled for the scheme from the district and this year the number has dropped by 3,376 applicants.