As everyone knows 2020 has brought many issues with it. Among those, COVID-19 is the one which has affected not only the lives of people but other factors too. Everyone has stuck at the place where they are residing and getting bored only.

All this has only one solution – patience. The government is trying its best to reduce the effects of COVID-19 as much as possible. Among those efforts, one is PM eVidyaProgram for students. The government has decided to integrate an education channel with other channels. Under this scheme, a new DTH channel will be launched that would harness the available technology.

This scheme will try to unite all efforts related to online education, on-air education, digital education, and many more. This has been started keeping in mind the loss of education due to lack of android phones among students.

PM eVidya Program – an all in one solution for students during lockdown

Under this program, there will be 12 DTH channels, each channel for each class from 1 to 12. It will be a great support to those who do not have access to the internet or smartphones at their homes. It will be basically an initiative that will join in all other digital platforms such as DIKSHA, SWAYAM, radio, CBSE podcast Shiksha Vani, IITPAL, special e-content for visual and hearing-impaired students and many more.

These channels will broadcast 6 hours of online pre-recorded content on four different subjects. DTH services will offer this service to users daily and will allow the students to clear their doubts by calling on a given helpline number.

The central government will start this PM eVidya Yojana for multi-mode access to digital online education. Top 100 universities will also be allowed to start online classes via this mode. Along with this, there are other DTH channels which have been introduced keeping in mind the problems of students. It includes Swayam Prabha DTH channels, DIKSHA, etc.

Private DTH operators – to enhance the reach

Sharing details, the officials have announced that each of the 12 DTH channels will be telecasted three times a day. To summarize it can be said, that these DTH channels will broadcast the recordings 24 x 7 hours on all days of the week.

It will include everything just like a normal school. DTH channels will broadcast a patriotic song like a morning assembly and will end it with the National anthem. Additionally, various promos such as Yoga tips, music, drama, health, and hygiene, dance forms, etc. will also be telecasted.

The human resource development (HRD) ministry has also tied up with various private DTH operators to enhance the reach of these channels. According to officials, there will be live sessions with the experts through Skype on different subjects. DTH operators such as the Tata sky and airtel have been taken into consideration to air educational content and enhancing the reach of these channels to students.

Measures were taken for education

The HRD ministry has coordinated with the government of different states to make this scheme successful. The state government will telecast the educational content in their areas in their regional language. Moreover, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that platform DIKSHA had hit 61 crores to date and further 200 new textbooks will be added to e pathshala to give a push to online education.

Apart from this, an initiative knows as “Manodarpan" is also going to be started soon that will act as the psychosocial support of teachers, students, families, etc. This initiative will focus on improving the mental health and emotional well being of people. Furthermore, a new national curriculum and pedagogical framework for school, early childhood, and teachers will also be launched to meet out 21^st-century skill requirements.

In this way, Covid-19 has made the government think out of the box and integrate various efforts to move in one direction.

DTH channels- support to students

Though COVID 19 has affected the whole world the Indian government has proved that nothing is impossible to be done. Online education seems to be an easy option but only for those who have access to smartphones and a strong internet connection. The government understood this thing and thus has planned to start PM eVidyaProgram which will be known as “one nation one platform”.

So if you want to be a part of this initiative and thinking how to get access to these channels, click here – https://www.libanz.com/home

Here, you will get all information related to various channels being started by the government along with different operators providing this service. All you need to do is just visit the official website and check out the different operators. You will get detailed information and will make it easier for you to help your students in their studies. It will allow you to check out plans and packages of various operators and choose the best among them.