Dehradun, May 25 -- BY ARUN PRATAP SINGH

DEHRADUN, 24 May: Indications of a major scam have emerged in minority scholarship schemes in Uttarakhand. The surprising part is that the Government of India itself has sent a list of all the institutions in the state and issued instructions to the state government for a thorough investigation. This letter has caused quite a stir, prompting the state government to immediately direct the District Magistrates to look into the matter.

The issue is related to alleged embezzlement of crores of rupees in scholarship schemes in Uttarakhand. It may be recalled that in the past too, huge scams had surfaced regarding alleged embezzlement of crores of rupees in various scholarship schemes in general and SC/S...