Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Free Coaching Centres for SCs, STs and OBCs.

   Under the Schemes of ‘Free Coaching for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes Students’ and ‘Coaching for Scheduled Tribes’ central assistance is provided to reputed institutions/centres run by the Central/State Governments / Union Territory Administrations, Universities, Public Sector Undertakings,  Central State Universities, Registered Private Institutions, NGOs etc. for providing coaching for various examinations conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, various Railway Recruitment Boards, State Public Service Commissions, Banks, Insurance Companies and PSUs and for Premier Entrance Examinations for admission in Engineering, professional courses like Management and Law, etc. 
 
          Central Assistance released under the Scheme and number of beneficiaries covered for the last three years and the current year is:

 

Rs. in Lakhs

Year

Free Coaching for SC and OBC students

Free Coaching for Scheduled Tribes

Amount Released

No. of Beneficiaries

Amount Released

No. of Beneficiaries

2009-10

279.43

3013

300.00

1136

2010-11

943.02

8220

152.74

520

2011-12

696.44

7359

249.93

720

2012-13*

312.00

3408

13.95

80

* upto 30-11-2012

   This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri P. Balram Naik in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

PIB

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