1.6 lakh tablet PCs will be distributed to college students this year: Ashwath Narayan
BENGALURU:
Dy CM Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, who is also the MLA from Malleswaram constituency, distributed free tablet PCs to students of the Malleswaram government first-grade college and inaugurated the college’s computer lab on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the government was giving importance to digital education so that the well-being of students is not affected during the current pandemic.
The government has set a target of converting 8,500 classrooms of higher education into Smart Classrooms, and 2,500 Smart Classrooms have already been launched, Narayan said.
To facilitate digital learning, 1.10 lakh laptops were distributed to degree students last year by spending Rs 330 crore. Likewise, in the current academic year, about 1.6 lakh tablet PCs will be distributed to students of first-grade degree, polytechnic and engineering colleges, he said.
Quality content modules
Besides, to make digital education a reality, the government has created an alternative teaching-learning system which comprises quality content on various topics, and 3.5 lakh such modules developed by the College Education Department at a cost of Rs 4 crore have been uploaded, the DyCM said.
ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೀಡುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಆಧುನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) July 10, 2021
ಮಲ್ಲೇಶ್ವರದ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಪ್ರಥಮ ದರ್ಜೆ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಟ್ಯಾಬ್ಲೆಟ್ ಪಿಸಿ ವಿತರಣೆ, ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ತರಗತಿ ಕೊಠಡಿಗಳ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡೆ.
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Dr DS Pratima, Principal, Dr C Swaminathan, IQC Coordinator, PN Jayanti, NAAC Coordinator, and Ravishankar and Ravikumar, lecturers of the college, were among those present.
