Why in news?

• The Central government is set to launch the Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) scheme for the upliftment and development of scheduled castes (SC) students.

About SRESHTA

• The Centre is set to launch the Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) scheme recently for the upliftment and development of scheduled castes (SC) students.
• The announcement was made by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar recently.
• The scheme will focus on the socio-economics upliftment and overall development of the Scheduled Caste students by providing quality residential education to meritorious Scheduled Caste students in reputed private schools, having residential facility.