NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that

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Briefing reporters on the cabinet decisions, Kejriwal said that earlier, the scheme was only for SC category students under which financial assistance of up to Rs 40,000 was being provided. The amount has now been revised to Rs one lakh, the chief minister said.

According to the scheme, the students whose annual family income is less than Rs 8 lakh will be eligible to avail the scheme.

The government has empanelled a number of coaching institutes where the students can take coaching for competitive exams.