The Directorate of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, Punjab issues an urgent notification regarding pending Post-Matric SC Scholarship distributions for the academic cycles from 2022-23 to 2025-26. Beneficiaries with stuck payments due to unlinked bank accounts must immediately clear pending mandates and activate direct benefit transfer (DBT) features at their home branches or verify listing profiles via the Dr. Ambedkar Scholarship Portal (scholarships.punjab.gov.in) before August 15, 2026.