Centre Providing Scholarships to School, College Students Under 'Medhavi Scheme'? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake News, Reveals Truth Behind Viral Post

Several news reports claiming that the Government of India is providing scholarships to school and college students under the 'Medhavi Scheme' through a website are being widely circulated. A fact check by PIB has found out that the claim being made in the viral reports is fake. The centre is not running any scheme under this name. Read the tweet by PIB Fact Check here: 

कई खबरों में दावा किया जा रहा है कि भारत सरकार 'https://t.co/kqxXqeQxle' वेबसाइट पर मेधावी स्कीम के तहत स्कूलों और कॉलेजों के विद्यार्थियों को स्कॉलरशिप दे रही है।#PIBFactCheck:यह दावा #फर्जी है।मेधावी स्कीम नामक यह वेबसाइट या ऐसी कोई योजना भारत सरकार द्वारा नही चलाई जा रही है। pic.twitter.com/Avsoc9OTJ6

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) July 6, 2021

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