Chouhan said students from class 8 will be taught artificial intelligence (AI) which is happening for the first time in the country. A 240-hour course is being introduced for school students, he said.
Artificial Intelligence course to be launched by MP government for class 8 students
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that it will begin a course in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for students from Class 8, which will be the first initiative in the country. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the government will also be launching a veterinary telemedicine facility so that livestock keepers can get advice on the phone regarding diseases of cows and other animals.
A similar facility will be launched for farmers so that they can consult experts over the phone regarding agriculture-related problems and diseases of crops, the chief minister said.
MP Government to launch veterinary telemedicine facility
The state cabinet also took several other decisions including setting up Sanjivani clinics in urban areas and regarding transportation policy for rural areas. "A decision has been taken to arrange veterinary telemedicine facility so that livestock keepers can get advice on the phone in case of any ailment to cows and other animals," Chouhan said.
Similarly, telecall arrangements will be made for farmers so that they can get advice about agriculture-related problems and diseases of crops from specialists, he said. Chouhan said students from class 8 will be taught artificial intelligence (AI) which is happening for the first time in the country. A 240-hour course is being introduced for school students, he said.
A renewed CM Tirth Darshan Yojana (a free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens), which was inoperative due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be launched the next month and the first train will leave for Varanasi on April 18, he said, adding that state cabinet ministers will also travel in this first train. A plan to make arrangements for taking senior citizens to distant pilgrimage spots through the air was also discussed, he said.
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