India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

State-wise no. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students

Sl. No.

Name of the State/UT

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries

1

Andaman & Nicobar

296

284

260

173

281

2

Andhra Pradesh

26676

35364

40465

*

*

3

Arunachal Pradesh

5676

4548

5178

2852

2831

4

Assam

2504

4767

5688

4353

8075

5

Bihar

51076

42425

26450

8451

15139

6

Chhattisgarh

132421

129615

28642

44837

27171

7

DNH & DD

2760

2167

2017

1273

1162

8

Goa

2504

1978

2108

1670

1698

9

Gujarat

166649

157714

157553

121083

124886

10

Himachal Pradesh

1846

2160

2479 ...