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New Delhi, Dec. 1

The scheme for post-matriculation scholarship for students belonging to the minority communities received a headstart with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) giving its approval for the 100 per cent Centrally sponsored scheme. The scheme, to be launched in the 2007-08 fiscal, is targeting 15 lakh scholarships for the 11th Plan. It will be awarded to students from minority communities who fulfil the merit-cum-means criteria in government or private schools, co lleges or universities. The scheme will have an incurring expenditure of Rs 1,530 crore during the Plan and will be implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

— Our Bureau

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