Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy launched a portal “Noble Initiative for Rewarding Mains Aspirants of National Civil Services Examination (NIRMAN)” in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The scheme is aimed towards providing support of Rs 1 lakh to the UPSC Preliminary examination qualified candidates with annual family income less than 8 lakhs and belonging to SC, ST, female or ‘third gender’; who are permanent residents of any of the 39 operational districts of Coal India Limited.
“In alignment with the vision “Mission Karmayogi” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this is a unique CSR scheme by Coal India Limited for meritorious youth of its operating districts who have qualified the Preliminary round of UPSC examination (for Civil Services & Forest Service) in 2024,” the Ministry of Coal said in a statement.
“The entire application process is through a dedicated portal for ensuring full transparency and seamless screening of the applications, thus fulfilling the dream of Digital India of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” it added.
“To achieve the goal of “Viksit Bharat” by “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Prayas”, Coal India Limited(CIL) and its subsidiaries have also undertaken various initiatives helping deserving and underprivileged students from coal bearing areas to secure admissions into nationally reputed professional institutes,” it further said.
