The State government decided to distribute free computers with educational content intention is to facilitate digital mode education to enable students to learn easily in classrooms and at home as well.
More than five lakh students of Class 8 at Yadlapalli in Bapatla district received free computer tabs loaded with study material from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. Addressing a public gathering, Jagan informed that around INR 686 crore was spent to distribute 5,18,740 tabs loaded with educational content free of cost to 4.59 lakh Class 8 students besides teachers, which can be used even in offline mode.
The minister informed that the cost of each tab with content is INR 32,000. The State government decided to distribute free computers with educational content intention is to facilitate digital mode education to enable students to learn easily in classrooms and at home as well. The distribution of tabs will continue for one week across the State and it will be a yearly event, he said.
Free tabs to be distributed every year
According to the Chief Minister, the tabs will be distributed to Class VIII students every year to make subjects easily comprehensible towards providing better education. He further said steps are also being taken by the government to introduce teaching through Interactive Flat Panels (Digital Display Boards) by June, 2023 in 30,032 class rooms of Class 6 and above in 15,634 schools where Nadu-Nedu phase-I works have been completed. Besides, that smart TVs will also be set up in foundation and foundation plus schools, he added.
CBSE-based curriculum in different languages
Highlighting the salient features of the tab, the Chief Minister said besides Telugu, English and Hindi, the curriculum will be in eight languages designed based on CBSE syllabus to prepare students to perform well at national-level competitive exams.
Secure mobile device management software has been installed in the tab to secure data and it will be able to track the students' activities, he said, adding that it would deny access to any undesirable material. The tabs will come with three-year warranty and can be repaired or replaced if given to the concerned village/ward secretariat.
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