Announcing the fifth and last tranche of the Rs 20-lakh crore Covid-19 packages, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today informed that the government has taken various steps to boost online education during lockdown. The government will launch PM e-Vidya programme immediately for multi-mode access to digital/ online education. Under the PM e-Vidya programme, there will be 12 DTH channels introduced, with one each dedicated to classes 1 to 12, stated the Finance Minister.
The top 100 universities will be permitted to start online courses by May 30, Finance Minister said. The varsities include IITs, IIMs, institutes of eminence and national institutes.
“The government has launched Swayam Prabha DTH channels to support and reach those who do not have access to the internet, now 12 more channels will be added,” said Finance Minister
