Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said a free coaching scheme under his government ensured that a tailor's son got the opportunity to study at the prestigious institution of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). He further added that he was happy that his son and a tailor's son, both will now study at IIT.
Kejriwal was talking about 16-year-old Vijay Kumar, who had enrolled in the first batch of Delhi government's 'Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana'. He cleared the tough JEE for admission to IITs in his first attempt.
“Vijay Kumar’s father is a tailor, his mother is a homemaker. I am very happy that he has got admission in IIT after the Delhi government provided him with free coaching. This was Baba Saheb’s (BR Ambedkar) dream, which is being fulfilled by Delhi,” Kejriwal had tweeted on Monday.
“I am very happy that this year both my son and his son are going to IIT together. For years, it was a tradition that the poor man’s son was forced to remain poor due to the lack of good education. Now, by providing everyone with good education and training, we are bridging the gap between the poor and rich,” he tweeted in Hindi on Tuesday.
Kejriwal's son Pulkit has scored 96.4% in CBSE Class 12 board examinations this year. Delhi CM Kejriwal also studied from IIT Kharagpur.
Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojna scheme
The aim of 'Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojna', which was launched in 2017, is to provide quality coaching for economically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes (SCs) candidates to enable them to compete in Competitive examination and succeed in obtaining an appropriate job in Public/ Private sector. Only students belonging to SCs residing in Delhi & who have passed 10th and 12th class ( or studying in class XII) from the schools in Delhi , having total family income of not more than ₹6 lakh per annum will be eligible under the scheme.
