Assam exempted from Aadhaar norms for UGC scholarships
The Centre has exempted Assam from the purview of compulsorily providing Aadhaar numbers for availing University Grants Commission (UGC) scholarships and fellowships. This comes after Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal informed Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar about the problems faced by the students of the state in getting UGC scholarships because of the Aadhaar norms.