Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced free online coaching for competitive exams during his speech on Independence Day from Red Fort.
In big outreach to Gen Z in the backdrop of massive protests against examination irregularities, Modi said that coaching classes are a burden on the poor and middle class.
“The competition surrounding coaching classes has become a huge burden for middle-class families. The government’s online coaching move comes weeks after youth-led protests against examination irregularities were held across various parts of the country, with the most prominent one being held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.
Every parent feels that if they do not send their child to a coaching centre, they are somehow falling behind or do not belong to a respectable family,” Modi said, adding that the government wants to help people save the thousands of crores of rupees they spend on coaching. Modi said that the youth should be able to stay closer to their families and avoid placing an additional financial burden on them. “Therefore, we have decided to provide free online coaching for various competitive examinations for our youth,” he said, and added, “We have digital public infrastructure, and we have highly talented teachers and educators. Earlier reporting noted: He also said that the national song Vande Mataram, which was rendered for the first time during Independence Day celebrations, is resonating in every heart.
Earlier reporting noted: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on 80th Independence Day on Saturday and paid tributes to freedom fighters.
