RAJOURI, Feb 18: Chief Education Officer Rajouri today issued show cause notice to the HoDs of 33 Government and Private schools in Rajouri district, asking them to explain why they did not verify the application forms of ST students applying for scholarships on the National Scholarship Portal.
Notice reads that, the students studying in various government and private schools of the district, had applied on the National Scholarship Portal for scholarships under the Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students Pre-Matric Scholarship & it was the sole responsibility of the heads of the institutions to verify the scholarship application forms on the portal on time, because until the school verifies the students on the portal, no student is eligible to get a scholarship.
The CEO has directed the heads of all the defaulter institutions to clarify their position within two days, the action under law/rules will be taken against them.
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