Manipur | CM launches scholarship scheme for civil services aspirants
IMPHAL, March 8, 2019: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Thursday launched the CM scholarship scheme for civil services coaching worth over Rs 1 crore.
Singh said that many students coming from weak economic background who aspire for a career in the civil services have to abandon the idea due to high costs of attending coaching classes and living in big cities.
The scheme also includes various forms of financial assistance for the other 300 aspirants who will be selected based on their performances in a test to be conducted in May by the Institute along with the State Higher Education Department and the district administration, he added.
The 450 selected aspirants will receive coaching at authorised centres of ALS-IAS institutes located at seven district headquarters in the state.
(PTI)