India PM Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new initiative to provide free online coaching for various competitive examinations to help students. The goal is to ease the financial burden on millions of families, particularly middle-class households, who often spend significant amounts on coaching classes. According to Hindustan Times, Modi stated that the government will establish a network for providing free online coaching by bringing together digital public infrastructure, teachers, and educators.

The initiative aims to help young people prepare for their academic and career goals, with a focus on the role of youth in India's development and the goal of building a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047. As per Free Press Journal, Modi emphasized the importance of youth in achieving this vision, stating that they will be the biggest beneficiaries of a developed India.

Additionally, the government plans to launch an artificial intelligence training scheme targeting 10 million youth in a year. This was reported by both Hindustan Times and Free Press Journal, with the latter specifying that the announcements were made during the Independence Day celebrations in Delhi. The move comes weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign, as reported by Channel News Asia.

Brief written by urgent.news from Channel News Asia, Hindustan Times, Free Press Journal — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.