A recent survey conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revealed that at least 27 percent of students do not have access to hardware resources such as smartphones or laptops to attend online classes. Almost 28 percent of students and parents say that power outage and power failure are significant hurdles that limit learning amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
“The guidelines will help children, who do not have digital resources to get learning opportunities at their homes, with their teachers or volunteers. Apart from this, it will also help in our efforts to overcome the learning deficiencies of all those students who are learning at home through various alternative ways using radio, television, or smartphone,” said Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
