Government offers free vocational coaching to minority students
Wednesday April 27, 2011 02:17:16 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
government is offering students from minority communities free
coaching for admission in various technical and professional
courses like IT and business management.
The other courses included in the scheme under the Prime
Minister's 15-Point Programme for the welfare of minorities in
India are medical, engineering and law, states the plan document
of the ministry of minority affairs.
The scheme also covers competitive examinations for recruitment to
government posts, including police, security forces, public sector
undertakings, railways, banks and insurance companies.
According to the ministry, the government has invited proposals
from private institutes to conduct the coaching. The selected
centres would be given a grant permissible under the scheme.
"The scheme aims to empower the minority communities, which are
relatively disadvantaged section of society, by assisting them as
well as those institutions working for them, towards enhancing
their skills and capabilities to make them employable in
industries, services and business sectors in addition to the
government sector," according to the plan document.
This is being done keeping in view the "market dynamics on a
continuous basis so that the target groups are not deprived of the
professional acumen demanded by the changing market needs and
opportunities for employment at domestic as well as international
levels".
All institutes in the government sector, including universities
and autonomous bodies, engaged in coaching and training activities
can apply for the scheme. Besides, private universities and
colleges, including deemed universities, can also apply.
Candidates who seek coaching at selected centres should have
secured the requisite marks in the qualifying examination.
Only candidates belonging to the minority communities with a total
family income from all sources not exceeding Rs.2.50 lakh per
annum will be eligible.
Benefits of coaching/training under the scheme can be availed by a
particular student once only, irrespective of the number of
chances he or she may be entitled to in a particular competitive
examination.
The last date for submitting the proposals by institutes is May
31.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the minority welfare
programme in 2006 covering 15 aspects for immediate action. This
is commonly known as the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme that
includes enhancing opportunities for education.
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