Locked down after the Corona period and then the case of the scholarship scandal cooled down. Now that the lockdown has been opened, questions are being raised once again on this matter. The SIT started investigation on the scholarship scam of crores of rupees, for fear of arrest, the accused have started returning the money to the account of the Directorate of Social Welfare. After this, around six and a half crore rupees have been deposited in this account opened on the orders of the High Court. Whereas, compared to the huge amount of money that this scam is, this amount is very small. At the same time, the Directorate of Social Welfare has opened this account in the branch of Bank of Baroda. Along with this, the people who return the money are the operators of different professional educational institutions. Along with this, the High Court had also ordered the state government in this case that it will take interest of the amount deposited in the account. But the principal amount will remain deposited till the final judgment is reached against the accused. Along with this, according to the information received from the Right to Information, the students who have deposited funds in the account, including those who have received scholarships by showing low annual income.

Scholarship scam so far
In May 2017, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat ordered an SIT inquiry. And in October 2019, BJP leader Ravindra Jugran filed a petition in the High Court. Along with this, they have also demanded investigation under the supervision of the High Court. In addition, in December 2018, SIT was formed under the chairmanship of Superintendent of Police TC Manjunath. Also, on the direction of the High Court, the SIT started to intensify the investigation. At the same time, around 80 cases have been filed in Dehradun and Haridwar so far. SIT has so far taken 120 colleges under scrutiny.

More than 70 arrests have been made. Also, a separate SIT has been formed in 11 districts under the leadership of IG Sanjay Gunjyal. The SIT has filed 53 cases, 45 of which are from outside the state. An account has been opened in Bank of Baroda on the orders of the court. At the same time, the amount is deposited in the account. It is not possible to tell about the amount of money. Almost all the investigations have been completed. Many cases are to be finalized in the next 15 days. After the case is finalized, two to four cases can be filed. So far 53 cases have been registered, of which 45 are out of state. There have also been many arrests.

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