Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is going to provide 350 Smart TVs which is to be distributed among tribal students in Kerala’s Wayanad to help them join online classes amid the coronavirus lockdown.
The Congress leader had previously handed 175 television sets to the Wayanad district administration on July 2 and before that he provided 50 television sets to the Wayanad district administration on his 50th birthday (19 June).
The Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala has been running virtual classes through an initiative called the ‘First Bell‘. Televised lessons are being imparted to school students through the Victers TV channel in the state.
The Congress MP had promised to supply electronic devices for underprivileged students after a 14-year-old, Class 9 girl had allegedly committed suicide in Kerala’s Malappuram last month after she was unable to attend online classes due to lack of a smart TV or phone at home.
Gandhi had then written to CM Vijayan drawing his attention to the plight of the large number of tribal students in his constituency who don’t have access to smart devices for online education and unable to benefit from the government’s ‘First Bell’ initiative.