Agartala, April 2 -- Tripura Tribal Welfare Department on Wednesday identified as many as 34 students who had submitted fake income certificates to obtain post-matric scholarships under the Tribal Welfare Department of the state.

They had submitted the fake documents in the National Scholarship Portal, a memorandum issued by the department stated.

"Competent administrative authorities have revealed through their inquiries that 34 (thirty-four) students, as enlisted in Annexure-I, applied for the ST Post-Matric Scholarship for the AY/FY 2023-24 through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP), uploading fake income certificates."

And whereas, the production of such fake income certificates to usurp scholarship grants constitutes misappropr...