Prayagraj, Dec. 11 -- : Sanskrit students in Uttar Pradesh, from class 6 to the postgraduate level, are set to receive their long-awaited scholarships early in the New Year. Applications for the chief minister's Sanskrit Scholarship Scheme have begun and will remain open until December 21.

Officials said that once applications and verification are completed, scholarship funds will start reaching the bank accounts of nearly 70,000 students from 14 January. They added that the shift to a fully online system for applying and distributing funds caused some delays this year.

Around 1.25 lakh students are studying in 403 government-aided Sanskrit colleges and 570 secondary Sanskrit schools across the state. The scheme was first launched on Oc...