Puducherry, July 10: All government primary and middle schools in the union territory would be equipped with broadband facility under a Central government scheme to promote e-learning and computer-based education.
As many as 244 primary schools and 65 middle schools would be provided broadband facility at a cost of Rs 14 lakhs under the Centre’s Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (education for all) scheme with rural schools being the primary target, Chief Minister V Vaithilingam said in a release here today.
“We want to end the digital divide between urban and rural pockets and also ensure that e-learning system of education was available sooner than later for the students,” Vaithilingan, who is in charge of School Education, said.
Students would have access through the Internet to latest educational programmes and acquaint themselves with the development in curriculum system by interacting with other institutions.
–PTI