03
Apr
The Tripura Tribal Welfare Department has issued show cause notices to 34 students for allegedly submitting fake income certificates to obtain the ST Post-Matric Scholarship for the 2023-24 academic year through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). Officials revealed that an administrative inquiry confirmed that the students manipulated income documents to secure scholarship benefits. Tripura Tribal Welfare Department Director Subhasish Das stated that such actions amount to misappropriation of public funds, document forgery, and fraud, which are considered criminal offences under the law. “The students have been given 15 days to respond and justify why legal proceedings should not be initiated…