The entire expenditure incurred by dalit and backward class students on coaching for competitive examinations will now be borne by the Union government.<br/><br/>A senior official of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said in Delhi, the revised Scheme of Free Coaching for SC and OBC students has done away with the cap of Rs. 20,000.<br/><br/>The official said, the ministry has revised the central sector scheme under which it will also empanel reputed coaching institutes to provide good quality coaching to the SC and OBC candidates.<br/><br/>He said, the scheme has been revised to provide good quality coaching to SC and OBC candidates to enable them appear in competitive examinations and succeed in obtaining appropriate job in public or private sector.<br/><br/>Under the revised provisions, the Centre would ask states and UTs to furnish proposals of at least 5 and not more than 10 coaching institutes with proven track record of success. The official said, the monthly stipend of such aspirants has been increased from Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 2,500 for local students and Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 5,000 for outstation candidates.<br/><br/>He said, students with disabilities would be eligible also for a special allowance of Rs. 2,000 per month towards reader allowance, escort allowance and helper allowance.<br/><br/>The grant-in-aid along with stipend will be released directly to the coaching institutes.