After the success of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s ‘Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana’ it first has decided to extend its funding from 40k to 1.5 lakh and now recently it has decided to start free coaching scheme to needy students from the general category and other backward classes. Earlier, it was available for reserved category candidates only.
35 unprivileged students who got free coaching under Aam Aadmi Party government scheme have cracked JEE Mains and NEET Exam this year.
Students whose total family income is not more than Rs 6 lakh per annum are eligible for coaching under the scheme.
About Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Partibha Vikas Yojana :
- The scheme, Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Partiba Vikas Yojana was launched in December 2017.
- In 2018-19, 4,953 students had availed coaching from eight empanelled institutes under the scheme, including 945 UPSC aspirants and 3,100 SSC candidates.
- The number of engineering and medical aspirants were 47 and 58 each, out of which 13 students qualified for JEE MAIN and 22 students cleared NEET.
- Currently, the ceiling of financial assistance is Rs 40,000. Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said that after the Cabinet nod, UPSC aspirants will get an assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh, engineering and medical aspirants will get Rs 1 lakheach.
- For bank PO and related exams, it will be Rs 50,000 and SSC aspirants will get Rs25,000 aid each. Apart from financial assistance towards coaching, beneficiaries are also paid a stipend of Rs 2,500.