ED attaches ₹13.83 crore assets in Uttarakhand SC/ST scholarship scam case

The ED’s investigation is based on a First Information Report registered by the state police.

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached properties worth about ₹ 13.83 crore in connection with the alleged Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) scholarship scam in Uttarakhand.

The ED probe is based on a first information report registered by the state police alleging that it siphoned off post-matriculation scholarships meant for SC/ST students from 2011-12 to 2016-17.

According to the agency, its probe revealed irregularities in some private educational institutions such as Motherhood Institute of Management & Technology and Roorkee Institute of Management Sciences/Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Uttarakhand; and Mahaveer Institute of Technology in Uttar Pradesh.

It is alleged that the management of the institutions and affiliated companies/trusts have fraudulently obtained the scholarship funds released by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand by naming ineligible, unverifiable and unverifiable students as beneficiaries.

In a statement, the ED said that 6,208 scholarship applications were processed by the District Welfare Officer, Haridwar, resulting in the disbursement of approximately ₹ 27.98 crore as scholarship funds during the period under review.

While nearly ₹19.74 crore was credited directly to the institutions’ bank accounts, about ₹8.24 crore was allegedly transferred to accounts held in the names of students. Based on its findings, the agency claimed 2,895 claims were fraudulent. Among the beneficiaries, 1,662 were not enrolled or registered with the relevant institutions and 668 were absent.

According to the allegations, the bank accounts were opened in the names of the students and operated under the control of the management and staff of the college. Scholarship amounts credited to these accounts were transferred to institutions or withdrawn in cash. Funds were also diverted to various educational companies, trusts, related entities and third parties, followed by cash withdrawals.

Published – 15 Jun 2026 23:45 IST