In the wake of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Haryana government has announced to provide tablets free of cost to all the students of Class 8 to 12 studying in government schools. The tablets will be provided to students of all the categories including general category, scheduled castes, backward classes as well as minority communities so that they can take advantage of digital education.
Tablets will be distributed on the lines of the library scheme. Under this scheme, the students will have to return this tablet to the school after passing Class 12. The tablet will have digital books as pre-loaded content, as well as various tests, videos and other materials, which will be as per the courses of government schools.
हरियाणा सरकार ने #Covid19 के मद्देनजर सरकारी स्कूलों में पढ़ रहे कक्षा आठवीं से बाहरवीं के सभी वर्गों जैसे सामान्य श्रेणी, अनुसूचित जाति व पिछड़े वर्ग के साथ अल्पसंख्यक वर्गों के छात्र एवं छात्राओं को डिजिटल एजुकेशन की सुविधा देने हेतु नि:शुल्क टैबलेट देने की योजना बनाई है।
— CMO Haryana (@cmohry) November 28, 2020
This will not only facilitate studying different topics at home but students will be able to receive online education and take online exams as well.
