<span style="color: #222222;">The government will launch Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) for socio economics upliftment and overall development of Scheduled Castes students. The scheme will be launched on 6th December on Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr B R Ambedkar. Addressing media in New Delhi, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar said, the scheme will enable bright SC students to have a better future by getting a high-quality education. It will also aid in controlling dropout rates of SC students from class 9th to 12th. Dr Kumar said, in the next five years the Ministry will extend support to around 25 thousand meritorious SC students involving 300 crore rupees for providing them quality residential education.</span><br />