Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been undertaking various initiatives to promote inclusive access to quality education and equal opportunity for students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes and other disadvantaged sections of society across the country.

Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Physics Wallah (PW) Foundation for providing free online coaching to 5,000 aspirants every year belonging to Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes and beneficiaries of the PM CARES for Children Scheme from all over India, including the State of Odisha. The initiative aims to support candidates preparing for competitive examinations such as the Civil Services Examination, Staff Selection Commission Examination and Banking Examinations. No such Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with any organisation in respect of Scheduled Tribe students.

Under this initiative, eligible beneficiaries are provided free access to structured online courses, including live and recorded classes, test series, previous year question papers, study material, mentorship, doubt-solving support and counselling. The selection of beneficiaries is merit-based and is carried out through a dedicated online portal.

The objective of the initiative is to provide free online coaching to eligible beneficiaries so as to enable them to appear in competitive examinations for securing employment and to enhance their access to quality preparatory resources, thereby promoting social inclusion and equal opportunity.

[This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.]

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