The Human Resources Development Ministry on Wednesday issued a notification making Aadhaar card mandatory for students to avail scholarship benefits. For scholarships under ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’, students need to get enrolled under Aadhaar by June 30. Students who want to avail  12 scholarship schemes administered by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for Scheduled Caste, Other Backward Classes, economically backward classes and semi-nomadic and nomadic tribe students need to apply for Aadhaar by March 31.