Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has sought the release of central share of Rs 1550 crore towards the post-matric scholarship for SC/ST students in the state. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, she has said the amount includes arrears of last year. She has mentioned in the letter that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment could not disburse the amount due to insufficient fund allocation to it. She has said, to help the poor students to proceed with their post-matric education, the fund needs to be released at the earliest.
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