Free Coaching to Minority Students under Nai Udaan Scheme

The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements Free Coaching and Allied Scheme under which freecoaching is given to the minority students through empanelled coaching institutions/ organisations forpreparation of various entrance examinations including prelims  examinations  for  recruitment  to  Group ‘A’,  ‘B’  and  ‘C’  services  and  other

equivalent  posts  under  the  Central  and  State  Governments  including  public  sector undertakings, banks,insurance companies etc. Under the said scheme stipend of Rs. 1500 per month and Rs. 3000/- per month isprovided to the local and outstation students respectively.

Community –wise details of beneficiaries to whom financial assistance has been provided under ‘NAI UDAAN’ Scheme during the last three years and the current year are given below:

S.No.	Community	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 (As on 28.02.2017)
1	Muslims	213	238	606	564
2	Christians	257	451	341	185
3	Sikhs	9	5	28	12

This information was given by Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Minister of State (IC) for Minority Affairs, in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

Courtesy: pib.nic.in