India News | Probe Ordered into Jharkhand Scholarship Scam: Hemant Soren

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said that the government has ordered a probe into the scholarship scam that has surfaced recently.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], November 5 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said that the government has ordered a probe into the scholarship scam that has surfaced recently.

"There is a big scholarship scam that has come to our knowledge. I have given the orders of probing the case to the Chief Secretary. This is a continuous process. We are ensuring that there are no irregularities in the new scholarships," Soren told reporters here.

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A scam involves diverting funds from a Central scholarship for minority students.

The Jharkhand Chief Minister also said that a special session of the assembly has been called on November 11.

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"We are preparing for the special session of the assembly. The special session of the assembly will be called on November 11. The speaker has conducted a meeting in this regard," he said. (ANI)

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