The scheme primarily covers the educationally backward States of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Il couvre principalement les États arriérés sur le plan éducatif suivants : Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu-et-Cachemire, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh et Bengale occidental.