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Modi Says Government Moving Toward Free Online Coaching
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is working on free online coaching.
The coaching would help students preparing for competitive examinations.
Many families spend a lot of money on coaching classes.
The plan is meant to help poor and middle-class families save money.
Students would learn from some of India’s best teachers online.
The government would oversee the coaching arrangement.
Modi also said skills are becoming as important as college degrees.
He said artificial intelligence could be useful in farming, healthcare, factories and robotics startups.
He urged young people to work toward making India developed by 2047.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government was working to provide free online coaching for competitive-examination aspirants.
He said the plan aims to reduce coaching-fee burdens on poor and middle-class families.
The coaching would be provided under the guidance of India’s best teachers and overseen by the government.
Modi said education policy was being reshaped to give skills equal importance alongside degrees.
He also highlighted applications of artificial intelligence in agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing and robotics startups.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and students preparing for competitive examinations.
- What
- The government is moving toward providing free online coaching under the guidance of leading Indian teachers.
- Where
- Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
- When
- September 8, as reported; the article also describes the occasion as Tuesday.
- Why
- To reduce the coaching-fee burden on families, particularly poor and middle-class households.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Proposal
- Free online coaching for competitive-examination preparation
- Intended beneficiaries
- Poor and middle-class students and their families
- Teachers
- India’s best teachers
- Oversight
- The government would oversee the coaching arrangement
- Development projects
- Projects worth Rs 35,000 crore were inaugurated or had foundation stones laid
- Long-term goal
- A developed India, or ‘Viksit Bharat’, by 2047
Quotes
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“We aim to save money for the families of poor and middle-class students. Consequently, the government is moving towards providing free online coaching, allowing our youth to prepare under the guidance of India’s best teachers. The government itself will oversee this coaching arrangement.”
theprint.in
“You are aware that lakhs of young people prepare for competitive examinations. Every year, a significant portion of our families’ earnings is spent on coaching for these students.”
theprint.in
Sources
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