Maharashtra has over 93,000 scholarship applications pending verification, with 81,753 from 2025-26 and 11,573 backlog cases. Since 2021, 1.42 lakh students faced delays, though Rs 708.41 crore has been distributed to 7.8 lakh beneficiaries. Verification stalls due to missing or incorrect documents, but no dropouts have been reported.
Mumbai: More than 93,000 scholarship applications from students seeking higher education are pending verification in Maharashtra, the state government informed the legislative council on Tuesday.
Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, in his written reply, said that verification is often stalled because students fail to attach the required documents, don't submit hard copies of their applications to colleges, or upload incorrect documents on the portal.
Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande and a few other legislators raised the issue, flagging concerns that around 1.42 lakh students had been deprived of scholarships over the last five years till December 2025, raising fears that financial constraints could lead to students dropping out.
According to data available on the MahaDBT portal as of February 27, a total of 93,326 applications are awaiting verification, the minister said.
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