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Modi Launches Free Online Coaching, Trains 1 Crore Youth

8/15/2026

Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on August 15, 2026 free online exam-coaching.
The scheme, launched after youth protests over leaked exam papers that forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign, targets poor and middle-class families.
Officials say the program, using digital public infrastructure and qualified teachers, could save families thousands of crores.
Modi pledged to train one crore (10 million) youths in AI skills, challenging a $15 billion coaching market.

History

Historical Context

The AI-coaching scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi echoes the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, a universal elementary-education drive launched by the Government of India in 2002 after the 1993-94 District Primary Education Programme. The earlier programme, funded 85 % by the centre and supported by the World Bank, DFID and UNICEF, secured over $1.5 billion by 2001 and enrolled about 50 million children.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on August 15, 2026 free online exam-coaching.
The scheme, launched after youth protests over leaked exam papers that forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign, targets poor and middle-class families.
Officials say the program, using digital public infrastructure and qualified teachers, could save families thousands of crores.
Modi pledged to train one crore (10 million) youths in AI skills, challenging a $15 billion coaching market.

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