Aizawl, May 13 -- Mizoram's apex student body, Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), on Monday urged Governor Vijay Kumar Singh to take steps to ensure that the Centre releases post-matric scholarship installment to over 4,000 students at the earliest.

In a letter sent to the Governor, the student body said that the 4th and final installment of post-matric tribal scholarship for the 2023-24 academic session is yet to be disbursed to thousands of eligible students from Mizoram.

More than 31,000 students have applied for tribal scholarships, and 26,909 of them have already received the scholarship, it said.

As of now, about 4,027 students are yet to receive the final installment of their scholarship, whichhas significantly caused hardships, particular...