17-05-2025
UP allocates Rs 2 crore to improve edu, welfare for OBC students
Lucknow: In a first, the Uttar Pradesh govt has allocated Rs two crore for the maintenance of
to create a better learning environment for them.
Minister of State for Backward Classes and Divyangjan Empowerment (Independent Charge), Narendra Kashyap, said: "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath aims to make the OBC community self-reliant.
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We want every OBC student to have access to education, and every family to live with dignity. Our govt stands with them at every step."
He said, "In CM Yogi's vision, real development reaches the last person in the queue — and this vision is now being translated into reality. The pace at which the OBC community is progressing is turning UP into a strong model of inclusive development."
The minister informed that the step was among the many taken by the Yogi govt to improve the life of OBC students.
"These efforts are reshaping the role of the OBC community — from merely receiving govt benefits to becoming active contributors in the state's development journey. Once struggling for basic amenities, the OBC community is now moving ahead with confidence in areas like education, employment, and social dignity," he said.
Listing out the measures, a govt spokesperson said: "In the financial year 2024–25, the budget for the Department of Backward Class Welfare increased to Rs 2,789.71 crore — Rs 451.08 crore more than last year.
This increase shows the Yogi govt's strong commitment to not just treat OBCs as beneficiaries, but to empower them as active contributors to society."
They added that the govt connected over 30 lakh OBC students to mainstream education through scholarship and fee reimbursement schemes worth Rs 2,475 crore — 5 lakh more students than last year. "Under the post-matric scholarship scheme, financial aid ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 was provided in four categories.
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As a result, children from OBC families are no longer forced to drop out and are advancing toward higher education," they said.
The govt also took major steps in the area of social security. Under the marriage grant scheme, this year one lakh OBC couples received Rs 20,000 in support, compared to just 52,553 couples last year. Additionally, the income eligibility limit has been standardised to Rs one lakh for both rural and urban areas, allowing more people to qualify for the benefits.
