With a view to helping out students belonging to economically weaker scheduled caste families in their emergency requirements, the Scheduled Caste Welfare Department has been providing economic assistance to them under Students’ Welfare Scheme. So far, this assistance has been provided to 25 thousand students.Apart from school students, this assistance has also been provided to the students residing in hostels and ashrams. A provision of ` 50 lakh was made last year for this scheme.