Christian leaders in India have welcomed a government plan to provide the poor people free coaching to religious minority students to help them prepare for civil service examinations. The main aim of this plan is to include more Christians, including tribal minorities to enter the social mainstream. The civil exams are considered among the toughest exam in the country for which private institutes charges US$500-3000 a year to coach the aspirants.
As reported by ucanindia.in, Sister Anastasia Gill, a member of the Delhi Minorities Commission described the move as encouraging and remarked that “The coaching program, if properly implemented, would be of particular benefit to poor Christian aspirants from indigenous groups and the disadvantaged Dalit community, formerly known as untouchables.” Federal minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi emphasized that “The government is working with educational institutes to provide the special free coaching.”
The country believes that this government scheme will help many minorities students. Dalit and indigenous people form 60 percent of India’s 25 million Christians, mostly living in remote villages.
