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PM Modi announces free online coaching for youth on I-Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced free online coaching for youth from poor and middle-class families, speaking from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day. He said the rising cost…
The Story in Brief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced free online coaching for youth from poor and middle-class families, speaking from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day. He said the rising cost of private coaching has become a financial burden, and the initiative aims to cover various competitive exams. In a separate announcement, the PM said one crore youth will receive AI training over the next year, touching on robotics, quantum technology, and space.
Modi reiterated the goal of making India a developed nation by 2047, with youth as key beneficiaries and contributors. The government has not yet released details on the platform or launch date for the free coaching programme.
The Indian Opinion
The coaching announcement is a crowd-pleaser, but the real test will be execution, will the platform offer quality content equal to top private institutes? AI training for one crore youth is ambitious but vague without a curriculum or timeline. Meanwhile, the 2047 Viksit Bharat target remains a slogan until India shows consistent job creation. The question is: how many of these promises will have a concrete budget in the next Union Budget? Watch for the allocation to the education ministry in February.
Sources (3): bazaar.businesstoday.in, tupaki.com, tupaki.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
