Telangana Minority scholarship funds largely unspent, reveals RTI

A Right to Information (RTI) query has uncovered lapses in the disbursement of scholarship funds meant for minority students in Telangana. The response, given by the Office of the Commissioner, Minority Welfare, shows that 75 percent of the allocated funds under the Reimbursement of Tuition Fees (RTF) and Maintenance of Tuition Fees (MTF) schemes remain



unspent.

Hyderabad-based RTI activist Kareem Ansari, who filed the inquiry on February 18, 2025, sought details of scholarships disbursed between December 2023 and February 2025. The reply, dated March 19, 2025, disclosed that despite the Telangana government sanctioning and releasing substantial amounts, the Minority Welfare Department failed to ensure effective distribution.