- Govt increases scholarship amount under ‘Pragati and Saksham’ schemes for J&K students from Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000.
- Pragati scheme provides scholarships to the girls of UT Jammu and Kashmir from those families whose annual income is less than Rs 8 lakh.
- The Saksham scheme provides scholarships to all specially-abled students with 40% disability and belonging to families with annual income less than Rs 8 lakh.