Rajasthan govt to provide 15k students free coaching for competitive exams

For the current financial year, the state government has allotted Rs 17.15 crore and the number of seats, too, has increased to 15,000

The Rajasthan government plans to spend over Rs 17 crore this financial year for providing coaching to students for competitive exams. This is substantially higher than the previous year’s figure of Rs 3.5 crore.

‘Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana’ was introduced by Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot in 2021-22. He felt many meritorious students are unable to attend coaching classes and lag in competitive examinations for want of money.

Under the scheme, such students are provided free coaching from reputed coaching institutes so that they can fulfil their dreams. For the current financial year, the state government has allotted Rs 17.15