Jharkhand Govt Orders Investigation Into Pre-Metric Scholarship Scam

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has ordered an investigation into the 'pre-metric scholarship scam' uncovered by a newspaper report. Reportedly, a nexus of middlemen, school-staff and government employees siphoned off the funds allocated for scholarships for minority students by the Centre. Referring to a Centre’s investigation report from July 2019, Soren said, the present Chief Secretary will be looking into the matter. The investigation has also shed light on failures in students' verification.