Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday said officials have been directed to ensure that no student misses out on benefits under the pre-matric and post-matric scholarship schemes.

According to an official statement, the resident commissioner at Haryana Bhawan has been instructed to coordinate with officials of the concerned Central ministries to obtain information about the schemes being run by them and to keep the state government departments regularly informed.

School and college principals have also been asked to inform students about the schemes and ensure that their scholarship forms are filled out online.

Presiding over a review meeting on scholarship schemes for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Backward Classes (BC) students, Saini said it is the government's responsibility to ensure that no meritorious or needy student discontinues their studies due to financial constraints.

He directed officers to make sure that students receive timely information about scholarship schemes and that there is no negligence in this matter. Information boards should be installed in every school and college, clearly displaying details of all scholarship schemes so that students do not face any difficulty during the application process, he added.

Saini further instructed officials to conduct ground monitoring of the schemes and prepare periodic review reports. This will ensure that the state government's 40 per cent share in the scholarship schemes is transferred to students' bank accounts, while the remaining 60 per cent share from the Central government is credited through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed special emphasis on skill development among the youth so they can become self-reliant and fully utilise their potential.

The Haryana government, he said, will also focus on enhancing the skills of students, especially those from economically weaker sections among the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, to ensure they receive quality education and become employable contributors to society.