while the allocation for sts is only rs 19980 crore however as per the scsptsp scheduled caste sub plan and tribal sub plan guidelines the scs should have been allocated 166 per cent of the plan outlay which amounts to rs 77236 crore and the sts should have been allocated 86 per cent of the plan outlay which amounts to rs 40014 crore toward the tsp scs therefore have been denied a total of 61 per cent under the scsp and tribals have been denied a total of 53 per cent under the tsp the total per centage denied to both scsts is a shocking 57 per cent says explains divakar and manipur isnt the only state thats fallen way behind in handing out the money msje is allotted money last and theres a backlog of several years in most states the denial has direct impact on students from these communities we generally see that even the poorest manage to keep their kids in school at least till class 10 but now funds are being diverted away from higher education and even the movement in this area isnt focused adds divakar to see them through high school theres the prematric scholarship and the disbursal of that is apparently smoother