RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday virtually inaugurated the ‘Swami Atmanand Coaching Scheme’ of the School Education Department from his residence office.

He also pledged saying that in the near future, there will be full-fledged arrangements to provide online coaching facilities for PSC and other competitive examinations in all the development blocks.

The scheme envisages that students of class 12th in government schools will be provided free coaching facility for the preparation of competitive examinations of engineering and medical. 150 coaching centres are being opened under the scheme in all the 146 development block headquarters of the state as well as in Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur and Korba.

In the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and School Education Minister Ravindra Choubey, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Samagra Shiksha Division of School Education Department, Chhattisgarh Text Book Corporation and Allen Career Coaching Institute Private Limited for the implementation of Swami Atmanand Coaching Scheme.

Baghel released a brochure on Swami Atmanand Coaching Scheme. He interacted online with the students present in the coaching centres of various development blocks of the state.

He said Scheme will prove to be an important factor in shaping a brighter future for children. Provision of Rs 1,100 crore was made for the infrastructure development of schools. Recruitment of 30,000 teachers has started.

Baghel said that 753 Swami Atmanand Excellent English and Hindi medium schools are being run in the state to provide quality education to children, especially those in rural and remote areas. The scheme has grown so popular nowadays that more than 10 applications per seat are being received.

Separate nodal teachers have been identified for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics subjects in every coaching centre. There will be two-way communication in online classes, that is, students will be able to ask questions to subject teachers. During this period, students will be continuously assessed.

Principal Secretary School Education Dr. Alok Shukla said that 150 coaching centers in 146 development blocks and four cities of the state have been equipped with internet connections and computers. In these coaching centers, Hindi and English medium students of class 12th will be provided free coaching in Mathematics and Biology. So far 9,013 have been registered.