As many as 19,033 applications relating to three scholarships for technical education at the college level are pending with the Maha DBT portal. The students are facing problems due to the inordinate delay in processing their applications. Joint Director of Technical Education Dr V V Jadhav has directed the Maha DBT and all related institutions to expedite the process of clearing the pending applications.
The Technical Education Department provides tuition fees under the Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Scheme; lodging and boarding at hostels under Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Hostel and Subsistence Allowance scheme, and scholarships for students from minority communities. The applications are submitted to their respective colleges. Their applications remain pending at the college level or at the Maha DBT level. The students are the ultimate sufferers.
Dr Jadhav has issued directions to process the applications at the earliest.
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