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 Financial assistance to students shall be made available through various measures.
Efforts will be made to incentivize the merit of students belonging to SC, ST, OBC, and
other SEDGs. The National Scholarship Portal will be expanded to support, foster, and
track the progress of students receiving scholarships. Private HEIs will be encouraged
to offer larger numbers of free ships and scholarships to their students.

 Within SEDGs, and with respect to all the above policy points, special attention will be
given to reduce the disparities in the educational development of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes. As a part of the efforts to enhance participation in school education,
special hostels in dedicated regions, bridge courses, and financial assistance through fee
waivers and scholarships will be offered to talented and meritorious students from all

SEDGs on a larger scale, especially at the secondary stage of education, to facilitate their
entry into higher education.

 All scholarships and other opportunities and schemes available to students from SEDGs
will be coordinated and announced by a single agency and website to ensure that all
students are aware of, and may apply in a simplified manner on such a ‘single window
system’, as per eligibility.

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