About Scheme

• The scheme aims to provide free coaching to students belonging to six minority communities for technical/professional courses and competitive exams.
• Beneficiaries include Sikh, Jain, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi students.
• The scheme has been discontinued from 2022-23.

• Minister of Law & Justice has provided the status of the eCourts Mission Mode Project in Rajya Sabha.

About eCourts Mission Mode Project:

• It is an initiative undertaken by the Indian government for computerization of District and subordinate courts with the objective of improving access to justice using technology.
• Implemented by: Department of Justice
• Phases:
  • Phase I: It was implemented during 2011-2015.
  • Phase II: It was started in 2015.

• The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has canceled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) permit for the Indian offshoot of the U.K.-based NGO Save The Children, known as Bal Raksha Bharat.

About FCRA Permit:

• The FCRA requires every person or NGO wishing to receive foreign donations to be registered under the Act.
• Validation: 5 years
• Cancellation of Approval: The government reserves the right to cancel the FCRA registration of any NGO if it finds it to be in violation of the Act.