Shillong, April 23: The Department of Educationwould like to provide an update on the disbursement status of the Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students for the academic year 2023-24.
As of today, 11858 out of 13,719 pending beneficiaries have had their payment files successfully generated and submitted to the bank for processing. The concerned bank has been formally requested to expedite the transfer of funds to ensure timely credit to the beneficiaries’ accounts.
For the remaining 1,861 beneficiaries, discrepancies in Aadhaar-Bank account linkage have been identified. To address this, an SMS notification was sent to the affected students on April 22nd2025, requesting them to complete the necessary verification process within 15 days to facilitate the release of their scholarships.
In case of any query, please dial CM CONNECThelpline number ‘1971’ or ‘18003456851’ or Department numbers 7005037347/9077574956.
