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ACB cracks down on Delhi coaching centres: 9 arrested in Rs 37-crore Jai Bhim Yojana fraud case
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ACB cracks down on Delhi coaching centres: 9 arrested in Rs 37-crore Jai Bhim Yojana fraud case

The Indian Express·Express News Service·about 1 month ago
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According to the Joint Commissioner of Police (ACB), during the probe it was found that eight institutes were empanelled in the first phase (File Photo) The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government earlier this week arrested nine co-owners, directors, and associates of four coaching institutes for allegedly siphoning off around Rs 37.20 crore from the government exchequer under the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana 2018-19 , which was launched by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, officials said on Friday. The scheme was one of the ambitious projects of the former AAP government in Delhi to provide free coaching to meritorious students from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) or economincally weaker section (EWS) categories for competitive exams such as National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), and Joint Entrance Examination. Under the scheme, the aspirants also got Rs 2,500.…

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