in the year 2013, an investigation into a minor complaint of misappropriation of funds disbursed under the scholarship scheme meant for tribal students, exposed a multi-crore scam spanning across madhya pradesh, india. the initial investigation revealed that huge amount of money was illegally siphoned off and thereafter, a special team was constituted to crack down on those involved. the tribal welfare department headed by chief minister shivraj singh chouhan came under the lokayukta probe.