Watch: Unable to Receive Benefits From PMSSS Scheme, Say J&K Students

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Uploaded: 2021-09-07T15:34:31+05:30
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Description: The lack of funds coupled with tensions created by the pandemic have left many students in the lurch.

The lack of funds coupled with tensions created by the pandemic have left many students in the lurch.

Mukul Singh Chauhan

The lack of funds coupled with tensions created by the pandemic have left many students in the lurch.

watch unable to receive benefits from pmsss scheme say j k students

The scholarship given under the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) is not reaching many students in the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the non-availability of these scholarship funds has led to students fearing that they will miss out on their education.

The Wire spoke to the students and RIFD AICTE assistant director Rakesh Kumar on this matter.

In a response released after The Wire's video was published, saying that full scholarships payments had been made up to May 2020 for claims received by the Council. The maintenance allowance, it continues, is paid to students as soon as it has been verified whether or not they stayed in the the hostel, PG or private rented accommodation. The AICTE also urged students who have not yet uploaded documents for verification to do so immediately. The full response is below.

Note: AICTE's response was added to this page on September 10, 2021.

This article went live on September seventh, two thousand twenty one, at thirty-four minutes past three in the afternoon.

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