Golden opportunity for OBC students, Yogi government is giving scholarship worth Rs 80,000 crore!

Yogi government has taken historic steps for the empowerment of OBC students. A target has been set to provide scholarships to more than 7 crore OBC students by 2047. Direct help is reaching crores of students through DBT.

“When the lamp of education burns in every home, then the society moves on the path of equality.” With this in mind, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government has taken historic steps towards the empowerment of OBC students. In the last eight years, the Yogi government has taken many unprecedented decisions for the upliftment of Other Backward Class (OBC) students and now the state is moving towards a new educational revolution.

Example created by unprecedented scholarship distribution

Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, scholarships worth Rs 300 crore were provided to more than 10,28,205 students through DBT on Friday. Of these, an amount of Rs 126.69 crore was given to more than 4,83,000 OBC students. The government has set a target of providing scholarships and fee reimbursement of Rs 80,000 crore to more than 7 crore OBC students by the year 2047.

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Till 2016-17, only 46 lakh students were getting scholarship, but Yogi government increased this number to 62 lakh. This time, through a technology-based transparent system, scholarships worth Rs 114.92 crore were transferred directly to the bank accounts of 3,56,000 students of Scheduled Caste and Tribe category, Rs 29.18 crore to more than 97,000 students of general category and Rs 27.16 crore to 90,758 students of minority category.

Rural and deprived youth got opportunity

The biggest focus of the Yogi government is to connect OBC youth coming from rural and deprived backgrounds with higher education. Scholarship and fee reimbursement given to 32,22,499 OBC students in the year 2024-25. Since 2017, 2,07,53,457 OBC students have received a total benefit of Rs 13,535.33 crore, which is four times more than the previous governments’ expenditure of Rs 4,197 crore. This achievement is proof that the Yogi government has made education not just a policy but a mission.

Basic mantra of ‘Developed Uttar Pradesh’: OBC empowerment

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has clearly said that education is the root of social equality and empowerment of the OBC community is the basis of ‘Developed Uttar Pradesh’. The aim of the government is that no student, whether rural or underprivileged, should be deprived of education. The Backward Classes Welfare Department has ensured transparency in this process through DBT system due to which the scholarship is reaching the bank accounts of the students directly. This has strengthened both the accountability of the government and the confidence of the students.

New model on the path of ‘Developed UP’

Minister of State (Independent Charge) Backward Class Welfare and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Narendra Kashyap said, “The Yogi government has opened the treasury for OBCs and persons with disabilities. Our aim is to lay the foundation of social equality by empowering the backward society with education. This effort will decide the direction of ‘Developed UP’.” From education to self-reliance, this policy of Yogi government is now bringing changes not only in figures but also in the thinking of the society.

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