<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Tribal Affairs Ministry disbursed scholarships to over 32 lakh tribal students so far through Direct Benefit Transfer in the current financial year. The Ministry has disbursed an amount of more than one thousand 692 crore rupees under various scholarship schemes. These schemes include Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students, Post Matric Scholarship, National Fellowship Scheme for Higher Education, National Scholarship Scheme for Higher Education and National Overseas Scholarship for ST students for studying abroad.</p>