India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced free online coaching for competitive exams during his speech on Independence Day from Red Fort. In big outreach to Gen Z in the backdrop of massive protests against examination irregularities, Modi said that coaching classes are a burden on the poor and middle class. Track live updates on Independence Day celebrations

"The competition surrounding coaching classes has become a huge burden for middle-class families. Every parent feels that if they do not send their child to a coaching centre, they are somehow falling behind or do not belong to a respectable family," Modi said, adding that the government wants to help people save the thousands of crores of rupees they spen...