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Union Government Moves to Implement Prime Minister Modi's Free Online Coaching Initiative

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  • The Indian Express India · Centre · Indian Express Group (Goenka family)
  • Hindustan Times India · Centre-right · HT Media (KK Birla group)

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Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi held a review meeting with senior officials from the Department of Higher Education on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to provide free online coaching for competitive examinations. The initiative was announced by Prime Minister Modi during his address on India's 80th Independence Day. The goal is to create a national platform that offers high quality learning content and expert guidance to students across the country. According to the Prime Minister, the move aims to reduce the financial burden on poor and middle class families who spend thousands of crores of rupees on private coaching. The government intends to leverage digital public infrastructure and teaching talent to build this network. Maharashtra is exploring the implementation of this free online coaching specifically for UPSC aspirants. The initiative follows a period of youth mobilization over education reforms and the NEET UG paper leak, including the Sansad Chalo campaign led by CJP on July 20, which eventually led to the resignation of former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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The center lean focused on the specific application of the policy within Maharashtra for UPSC coaching.
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The center-right lean framed the initiative as a direct response to the financial burdens of families and the broader context of recent student protests.

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