Srinagar, Aug 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir has approved highest ever outlay of more than Rs 30 crore for scholarships to tribal students in the current financial year, a senior official said on Saturday.

This year, scholarship will be provided to 42,000 students more in comparison with the previous year's target, Tribal Affairs Department Secretary Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said.

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He said that education of tribal students is a top priority for the administration and the department has received highest ever scholarship outlay to support the students at postgraduate, graduate, post-matric and pre-matric levels.

This also includes many cases of two years pending due to various reasons, he said.

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The department has made an immediate release of Rs 6.22 crore to cover 4,622 students for the 2020-21 scholarships, he added.

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