PM e-Vidya Scheme To Expand In FY 22
- ByStartupStory | July 20, 2021
PM e-Vidya scheme to expand in FY 22, according to updates provided by the education ministry. They want to include an education channel that would be wide ranging from class 1 to class 12. In FY21, the government had spent Rs 14.75 crore as part of efforts to promote e-learning during COVID-19. Since there was a nationwide lockdown, schools had moved classes online. Now, with the second wave of COVID-19, school classes continue online. Even in rural areas, where smartphone and internet connection is not readily available, classes have to be held online. To aid more students to afford online education, the government is planning to increase the spending on e-Vidya scheme by at least 30 per cent in FY22. “There is an additional thrust on the PM e-Vidya programme. It is the need of the hour. A special emphasis will be on initiatives like DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) and Swayam Prabha,” said a government official.
Swayam Prabha is a group of 32 DTH channels devoted to telecasting educational programmes on a 24/7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite. This will have 12 channels, one for each class. “Even if a student does not have access to laptops or computers, he/she would be able to watch educational channels for their respective class on television. This ensures academic continuity,” another official added. The DIKSHA platform offers teachers, students and parents learning material. Students can download the DIKSHA application and scan the textbook QR codes for accessing study materials. Under the DIKSHA platform for education and training, government data showed that there have been 3.2 billion hits as of July 19.
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