AIADMK, DMK governments in T.N. gave inadequate publicity to SC/ST scholarship schemes: CAG report
A CAG report reveals that both the AIADMK and DMK governments in Tamil Nadu failed to adequately publicize scholarship schemes for SC/ST students. This lack of awareness led to significant non-coverage of eligible students and administrative irregularities in application processing.
Why it matters
The findings highlight systemic failures in government outreach and oversight, directly impacting the educational access of marginalized student populations.
The previous AIADMK government led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami and the DMK government led by M.K. Stalin in its initial years failed to provide adequate publicity for the educational scholarship schemes of the State, leading to the non-coverage of eligible Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe students.
This has come to light in the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India report, which contains the results of a Performance Audit on ‘Educational Scholarship Schemes for Students belonging to SC/ST/SCC [Scheduled Caste Converted to Christianity] in Tamil Nadu.
The instances mentioned in the report are those which came to be noticed during the test audit covering the period 2017-23, as well as those which came to the fore in earlier years but could not be reported in the previous audit reports.
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