{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2323830", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2323830", "headline": "Education Ministry holds workshop to strengthen NMMSS scholarship verification", "summary": "The Department of School Education and Literacy announced on 15 October 2026 that it held a regional workshop in Bhopal on 14 October 2026 to improve the implementation of the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS). The scheme provides ₹12,000 per year to meritorious students from economically weaker sections to encourage them to continue education from Class VIII to Class XII. For the 2026–27 academic year, students must register by 31 October 2026, with official verification deadlines set for 15 and 30 November 2026. The initiative aims to ensure all eligible students receive support and to eliminate dropouts.", "key_points": ["Annual scholarship amount: ₹12,000 per student", "Student registration deadline: 31 October 2026", "Institute Nodal Officer (INO) verification deadline: 15 November 2026", "District Nodal Officer (DNO) verification deadline: 30 November 2026", "Goal: 100% scholarship saturation and zero dropouts"], "issued_date": "2026-10-15", "listing_date": "2026-10-15", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2323830", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": []}, "issuer": "Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Union Ministry of Education", "department": "Ministry of Education", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2323830"}, "topics": ["scholarships", "education", "nmmss"], "reader_topics": ["Education & exams"], "intent": "updates", "states": ["mp"], "national": false, "places": [], "applies_to": ["eligible students"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-14", "wording": "Wednesday (October 14, 2026)", "what": "Orientation-cum-Review Workshop on NMMSS", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "deadline", "date": "2026-10-31", "wording": "October 31, 2026", "what": "registration of applications for the academic year 2026–27", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "deadline", "date": "2026-11-15", "wording": "15 November 2026", "what": "verification of applications at the INO level", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "deadline", "date": "2026-11-30", "wording": "30 November 2026", "what": "verification of applications at the DNO level", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "3f74ee99900210e9", "recorded_at": "2026-10-15T17:26:24.109203+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-25T02:43:54.687916+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-25T03:08:31+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}