The committee also approved the procurement of around five lakh data SIM cards, costing INR 47 crore. These SIM cards, to be inserted into the tablets, will have a daily data limit of 2 GB.
The government of Haryana is all set to distribute tablets to students of Classes 10-12 in May. Education Minister Kanwar Pal made the announcement regarding the distribution of tablets among students on April 14. Along with various personalised and adaptive learning software, the devices will have preloaded content. Students will also get free internet data to access the content, he said.
According to an official statement, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar chaired a meeting of the high-powered purchase committee on Thursday. During the meeting, the purchase of goods and items to be procured by various departments at a cost of over INR 100 crore was approved. Three proposals, two from the education department and one from the power department, were tabled in the meeting, an official statement said.
The initiative aims to bridge the learning gap
The education minister said the procurement of personalised and adaptive learning software costing more than INR 5 crore for the higher classes was approved in the meeting. The committee also approved the procurement of around five lakh data SIM cards, costing INR 47 crore. These SIM cards, to be inserted into the tablets, will have a daily data limit of 2 GB.
"Also, in the month of May, around 2.5 lakh tabs will be distributed to students studying in classes 10-12," he said. During Haryana Budget 2022, while replying to a question, Kanwar Pal had said digital materials, e-books, test videos and study materials related to the class-wise syllabus in government schools will be available on the tablets which will be given to the students.
The scheme aims at bridging the gap in digital learning for most of the students studying in government schools who are from economically weaker and deprived sections and are unable to afford devices like smartphones and tablets.
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