- Merit-cum-poverty stipends to students tenable in schools and colleges have been sanctioned by Government. Scholarships to students reading in classes VI and VII are awarded by the District Education Officers concerned and those for classes VIII to XI by the Regional Deputy Directors of Education concerned after inviting applications from poor and meritorious students in recognised schools. Scholarships to students reading in colleges are awarded by the Director.(G. O. no. 1221, dated the 28th March, 1957.)
