Punjab Government would provide financial assistance to civil services aspirants desirous of availing coaching. Besides, it would also upgrade the civil services training institute at the Punjabi University, Patiala.The decision was taken by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday during a breakfast interaction with eight IAS officers of the 2014 batch who have been allotted the Punjab cadre. The eight officers have just finished their field training in Punjab and will join duty in the State in a few months.Sukhbir said that the Punjab government's decision to give specialised training to children desirous of joining the armed forces was already giving results.“Now, we are finalising the modalities to give financial assistance to youngsters who want to avail of specialised training to crack the civil services paper,” he said.He said that this initiative would allow aspirants to take private coaching from institutions of their choice. Besides this, he said that the State institutions offering such training including the Centre at the Punjabi University at Patiala and MGSIPA in Chandigarh would also be strengthened.